The union representing public defenders at the Brooklyn Defender Services has found staunch allies in the New York City Council as the labor group contends management is trying to bust the union. Nearly two dozen Council members penned a letter to the Brooklyn Defender Services Board of Directors , requesting it launch an independent, external investigation into the allegation.

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325 currently represents the lawyers with Brooklyn Defender Services and claims that the organization’s executive director Lisa Schreibersdorf wanted to bring in a more management-friendly union to represent staff. A union delegate alleged that Schreibersdorf offered her chairmanship of the new company union and a reduced workload without any loss of pay. The de

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