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For Immediate Release: March 18, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431   Essential Workers, Labor Unions Respond to Rollback of NY HERO Worker Protections New York Essential Workers Coalition calls for DOL enforcement funding NEW YORK – Today, Governor Hochul’s Department of Health failed to designate COVID-19 as a continued risk to public health, which rolled back worker protections required of the NY HERO Act across the state.…

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431   Labor Unions, Safety Experts Applaud Worker Protection Extension Following Indoor Mask Mandate Rollback NEW YORK – Today, Governor Hochul’s Department of Health extended the NY HERO Act, designating COVID-19 as a continued risk to public health and ensuring that worker protections remain in place following the rollback of indoor mask mandates.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9th, 2022 Contact: Patrick Nevada. 646-866-9065. patrick@alignny.org ALIGN to Governor Hochul: With the Indoor Business Mask Mandate Lifted,   Investing in NY HERO can Protect Workers The call for NY HERO investment is followed after the Department of Labor revealed it had received 53,000 Covid complaints throughout the pandemic. …

  For Immediate Release: January 31, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431   ALIGN to NY State Legislature: Protecting Workers from COVID-19 Must be Top Priority, Requires $50 Million Investment in NY HERO Act   NEW YORK – Today, advocacy group ALIGN testified to the New York State Legislature about the urgent need to fund the NY HERO Act, transformative legislation that provides workers with critical protections against COVID-19 and future airborne infectious diseases, and a voice in the workplace.…

For Immediate Release: January 26, 2022 Media Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, (646) 866-9065 | Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 State Legislators and NY Renews Coalition Call for $15 Billion Investment in Climate, Jobs, and Justice NEW YORK – New York State legislators and leaders of the NY Renews coalition held a virtual press conference today, advocating for a $15 billion investment in climate and environmental justice in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget.…