The National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320, AFL-CIO is the union representing the majority of those who work in federally-funded legal services programs across the USA. We also represent workers in other types of law offices and in various human services programs.
On Saturday, October 2nd, thousands of working people, young people, retirees, civil rights activists and trade unionists will gather at the National Mall in Washington, DC to show the obstructionists in Congress that we are many and diverse, we are strong and united – and we will fight together for the American Dream.
Sign up to join NOLSW/UAW Local 2320 members and retirees as we head to Washington! Buses will be leaving from several cities on the east coast. If you want more information or to reserve a seat on the bus, please email elainelantz@att.net or call (877) 362-6655 (toll-free). Also, updates will be posted on our website, www.nolsw.org.
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The thousands of people who gathered in downtown Detroit on Saturday, August 28 knew the significance of that day. It was the day 47 years ago when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the Washington Mall Read More...
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Based on member feedback from the National Joint Council meeting, we are forming a Multi-media Advisory Committee to develop the union’s use of new forms of communication Read More...
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Brothers and sisters, we have tabulated the results of the evaluations we received from NJC 2010 and this year’s meeting received the highest rating since we began asking for evaluations several years ago. Eighty-six participants returned evaluation forms rating everything from the plenary sessions, to the workshops, to the food, to the overall quality of the meeting, on a 1 to 5 scale Read More...
Washington, DC—The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 22 approved $430 million in Fiscal Year 2011 funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC's current funding is $420 million, and the $10 million increase in the Senate bill is contingent upon a certification from the LSC Board of Directors Chairman and the LSC President that implementation has been completed on recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office in 2007 and by the LSC Inspector General in 2008 and 2009.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees LSC funding approved $440 million in FY 2011 funding on June 29. The House Subcommittee bill would continue existing restrictions on the use of funds, but removes the restriction on the ability of LSC-funded programs to engage in class-action suits. The Senate Appropriations bill continues existing limitations on the use of federal funds, but lifts the private money restriction--thereby permitting the use of non-federal funds for activities that are prohibited for LSC funds.
