More than 80 NDSU members who work in Detroit are participating in the strike, which began at 9 a.m. outside the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center. (WDIV)<\/p>\n
DETROIT \u2013 A union representing more than 230 public defenders who provide legal services for low-income residents in Wayne County and two other states went on strike Friday, following stalled contract negotiations with management.<\/p>\n
The Neighborhood Defender Service Union (NDSU), a chapter of UAW Local 2325 \u2013 Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys, serves clients in Harlem, the Bronx, and San Marcos, Texas, in addition to the Detroit area.<\/p>\n
More than 80 NDSU members who work in Detroit are participating in the strike, which began at 9 a.m. outside the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center on Russell Street in Detroit. A simultaneous strike will also be held by NDSU members in New York, according to the union.<\/p>\n
Managed by the Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS), NDSU members represent low-income clients in criminal, family defense, housing, and immigration matters<\/p>\n
Union leaders say the decision to strike was a result of NDS management\u2019s failure to maintain the long-standing benefit of no-cost health insurance for employees over the term of the pending three-year contract. The contract also offers salary scales with a 1% cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) over three years \u2014 which members say would result in wage cuts over time due to rising inflation.<\/p>\n
Several local officials are expected to rally with NDSU workers in Detroit on Friday, including state Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Township), \u2060state Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) and others.<\/p>\n
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