{"id":1296,"date":"2025-07-25T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/funding-fight-far-from-over-legal-aid-society-reaches-tentative-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:30:21","slug":"funding-fight-far-from-over-legal-aid-society-reaches-tentative-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/funding-fight-far-from-over-legal-aid-society-reaches-tentative-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Fight Far From Over: Legal Aid Society Reaches Tentative Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A strike involving more than 1,100 <a href='https:\/\/legalaidnyc.org\/'>Legal Aid Society<\/a> attorneys planned for July 25, 2025, has been postponed. This comes after their union reached a tentative deal with management.<br \/>\nContract Decision Ahead<br \/>\nThe agreement arrived just 48 hours before the strike deadline. The attorneys, represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys \u2013 <a href='https:\/\/local2325.org\/'>UAW Local 2325<\/a>, have demanded higher pay, reduced caseloads, better retirement plans, and stronger job security after their previous contract expired in June.<br \/>\nNegotiations had been stalled, resulting in the union ending its collective bargaining agreement and threatening to walk off the job. Now, union members will cast votes next week to ratify or reject the contract.<br \/>\nIncremental Improvements, Ongoing Advocacy<br \/>\nJane Fox, union president, hailed the agreement as meaningful progress. Nonetheless, she expressed disappointment that pay and pensions remain unresolved.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have achieved historic improvements in workload protections, a unique student loan benefit, expanded parental leave, and retiree health care. Yet Mayor Adams and our employers failed to deliver adequate salary and pension increases,\u201d Fox noted.<br \/>\nShe also stressed that the contract\u2019s reopener allows further negotiations in 2026. &#8220;We&#8217;ll be back to fight for fair compensation and retirement,&#8221; Fox promised.<br \/>\nLegal Aid and City Reactions<br \/>\nTwyla Carter, CEO and Attorney-in-Chief at Legal Aid, welcomed the outcome, saying attorneys can continue assisting low-income New Yorkers without disruption. Carter recognized that pay still lags behind their contributions due to systemic underfunding.<br \/>\nDeanna Logan, director at the Mayor\u2019s Office for Criminal Justice, added, \u201cLegal Aid attorneys provide vital support. We&#8217;re pleased an agreement was reached and the justice system remains uninterrupted.\u201d<br \/>\nBudget Concerns Continue<br \/>\nThough $20 million in new funding was added in the most recent city budget, attorneys insist this is insufficient for public interest legal work. Union leadership and advocacy groups continue calling on Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council to invest more, especially as heavy caseloads and under-staffing jeopardize service.<br \/>\nHad the strike happened, the city would have faced a loss of its largest legal aid provider. In the meantime, other groups have settled on tentative agreements; however, smaller-scale strikes involving hundreds of legal workers are active around NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strike involving more than 1,100 Legal Aid Society attorneys planned for July 25, 2025, has been postponed. This comes after their union reached a tentative deal with management. Contract Decision Ahead The agreement arrived just 48 hours before the strike deadline. 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