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120: The Bronx Defenders' Transformation from Scabs to Unionization w/Babatunde Aremu

120: The Bronx Defenders' Transformation from Scabs to Unionization w/Babatunde Aremu

FromPublic Defenseless


120: The Bronx Defenders' Transformation from Scabs to Unionization w/Babatunde Aremu

FromPublic Defenseless

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When most in the Public Defender world think about the Bronx Defenders, they think of an office at the forefront of imagining a new path forward for Public Defense. Despite this, the Bronx Defenders sat as outlier amongst the New York City Public Defender Offices as one of the last who were not unionized. Today, Hunter spoke with Babatunde Aremu, President of the new Bronx Defenders Union, to discuss the interesting history of the office’s relationship with unions, his work as a civil public defender, and the example other offices can learn from the leadership at the Bronx Defenders willingness to accept the unionization without a fight.   Guest: Babatunde Aremu, Union President and Civil Action Attorney, Bronx Defender   Resources Contact the Bronx Defender Union BXDunion@gmail.com Bronx Defenders www.bronxdefenders.org   Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com    
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Anyone paying attention can tell you that our criminal legal system is perpetuating cruelty and harm, but the complexity of the legal world overwhelms most people simply trying to get through another day. Public Defenseless explores the rot in the justice system and what we can do about it. Join host, Hunter Parnell, as he interviews top defense attorneys and criminal justice stakeholders from across the country as they pull apart the convoluted web of our criminal justice system. Like so many of you, Hunter is not an attorney, simply tired of a news cycle and talking heads that offer no real solutions to the ever-growing list of problems we face. Hunter hopes that with this information, you will share his belief that ordinary people still can make a difference.