MFJ Union

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 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"