DETROIT (WXYZ) — Attorneys who represent a significant number of criminal defendants in Wayne County went on strike today after months of negotiations failed.
Dozens of employees with Neighborhood Defender Service were seen picketing outside the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center Friday. The group provides legal representation for defendants who don’t have the means to hire their own attorney.
The union, which represents not just lawyers but also investigators, social workers and paralegals, has been fighting to maintain cost-free health insurance in addition to a 3% annual raise, instead of the 1% raises they’ve been offered…