Big law firms are donating pro bono hours to block unions at legal nonprofits where their partners are board members
Winston & Strawn, staffers have come to realize, also has a"As a nonprofit, we are for the people. We're trying to help people — especially indigent people," Tiffany Moseley, a staff attorney for CFR, told Insider."To have a law firm that's anti-union working for a nonprofit is just unbelievable."
In nine of those organizations, management accepted the unionization after a card check, according to the union. Some organizations, like Queens Defenders, have put up tough fights to block unions from forming, requiring secret-ballot elections by the National Labor Relations Board. "That's very important, especially for me, being a person of color," Moseley said."There were situations when people of color may have been fired back in the day because of no reason."
"The fact that they hired Proskauer for some of their union-busting — there's someone on the board from Proskauer — was just a huge slap in the face," said Alice Hindanov, a paralegal at the nonprofit."How does this line up with NYLAG's mission? It doesn't."