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Bronx Defenders union walks off the job, joining ongoing strike of attorneys who represent court clients that can’t afford to pay

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Yet another union representing public defenders representing clients who cannot afford attorneys in the city’s justice system has gone on strike. Around 300 staff with the Bronx Defenders Union walked off the job on Monday — the third such guild to strike this month over economic demands on behalf of its lowest-paid workers. The move... Read More

First report: Washington Co. public defenders say jail staffing shortage is keeping them from clients — kptv.com, 17d