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ALT Photograph of BxD practice picket on July 17, 2024, appears in the background. A red text box with white text reads: "Press Release." Underneath that text, black text reads: "After Grueling Campaign, The Bronx Defenders Union–UAW Local 2325 Ratifies Historic Contract."
ALT Image of press release, which is too lengthy to quote in alt text but can be read in full at www.tinyurl.com/bxdratifies.
ALT The BxD Union logo appears in white on a black background. Text on a white text box beneath the logo reads "Contract Ratified. Today, with 92% participation, 91% of voting members opted to ratify our 2024-26 contract with a 1-year salary reopener. We’ll be back in 2025 & 2026!"
ALT Text around the BxD Union logo reads: WE HAVE REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
ALT A white box appears over a background photo of a BxD Union picket. A black banner reads: BxD EXECUTIVES’ (APPARENT) STRIKE PLAN. A checklist on the white text box reads: "Reject proposals that promote staff retention for no reason except “Because We Said So”;; Triage Bronx criminal court by gutting BxD’s client-centered “holistic defense” model and the “vertical continuity of representation” model our union, ALAA, fought for decades ago; Use and abuse middle management as pawns in their war of attrition against BxD workers; Draw out the first strike to hit NYC criminal courts in 30 years rather than come to an agreement to ensure BxD provides high-quality, fairly compensated public defenders in the Bronx"
ALT Text laid over photograph of 1994 Legal Aid Society strike reads: "Press Release: The Bronx Defenders Union Announces Unlimited Unfair Labor Practice Strike Beginning Week of July 22, 2024"
ALT This is an image of the press release in full. It is too lengthy to include as alt text, but the PDF is available at www.tinyurl.com/bxdunionstrike.
ALT White box overlaid over image of BxD picket reads: "Press Release: With an Expired Contract and Historic Strike Authorization Vote, The Bronx Defenders Union Prepares for Imminent Strike"
ALT On a black background, text reads: "BxD: Redefining Unlivable Wages." Below that header, text reads: "At BxD, a first-year non-attorney worker earns $52,343. In NYC, a living wage for a single adult is $69,285. In 2022, BxD's Executive Director compensation was $339,051." A bar chart below lays out these numbers, and then reads: "Sources: Living Wage Calculator (https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/36061), BxD Form 990 for FY 2022 (https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133931074/202341809349300734/full)" At the bottom of the image, text reads: "Every worker deserves a living wage-not just the boss. That's why we're demanding a fair contract now!"
ALT White text on a black background reads: "MISSING EXECS - Help us find the pictured executives missing from bargaining sessions." Beneath that text, there are headshots of BxD's executive management team, as well as white text on a red circle background that reads: "REWARD: GOOD-FAITH BARGAINING!" At the bottom of the image, white text on the black background reads: "CALL BXD'S UNION WITH ANY INFORMATION 1-800-CONTRACT-NOW"
