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All NYC public defenders back on the job as Bronx Defenders calls off strike, ending weeks of uncertainty in the courts
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The Bronx Defenders Services union and its management say the agreement increased salaries across all staff positions, includes expanded leave and student loan support for workers.
“It is so deeply disappointing to all of us,” Abhi Hu, a Bronx Defenders criminal defense attorney, told amNewYork, about agreeing to untether salaries.
Labor peace among public defenders across NYCThe Bronx Defenders Union strike was the final in a chain of public defender walkouts this summer after contract negotiations over pay and healthcare broke down at firms across the boroughs.
Bronx Defenders management maintained that no client they represent went without representation during the strike.
The Bronx Defenders’ tentative agreement will now go to the full union’s membership for a vote.