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Neighborhood Defender Services
Coverage of Neighborhood Defender Services in the Nexus archive.
- State’s top prosecutor lends support to Harlem public defenders on first day of defense attorney strike over pay, healthcare issues
Over 200 public defenders from Neighborhood Defender Services in Harlem, Detroit, and Texas went on strike to demand better pay and healthcare, citing stalled negotiations since April. The state’s top prosecutor, Attorney General Letitia James, joined the picket line and urged management to meet workers’ demands.