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The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice As we endure record heatwaves, wildfire smoke, flash floods, and earthquakes, the White House guts the Environmental Protection Agency, deregulating the polluting fossil fuel industry that’s destroying our planet.…

In response to the news that the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate the endangerment finding rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions, ALIGN released the following statement:

On Prime Day, NY Must Take Warehouse Safety as Seriously as Amazon Takes Their Bottom Line

In response to newly-released ranked choice voting results from the 2025 NYC Democratic Primary for Mayor, Theodore A. Moore, ALIGN Executive Director, released the following statement: "On June 24, 56% of New York voters cast their ballots for green schools, universal childcare, and a $30 minimum wage."

The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice There is a war against Black and Brown working class migrants.…

As New York’s 2025 legislative session came to a close, Theodore A. Moore, ALIGN Executive Director, released the following statement

Beginning last week, working in the retail industry or in a warehouse in New York has become safer. The Retail Worker Safety Act and the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act both took effect this week, affording workers across the state new labor protections guaranteed under the law.…

At a time when the Trump Administration is threatening worker protections across the country, warehouse and delivery workers for companies like Amazon are demanding better safety rules in New York State.…

For Immediate Release: May 30, 2025 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 As Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act takes effect in NY, Labor Coalition Behind it Urges Strong Worker Education & Enforcement Law regulates warehouse safety to protect thousands of workers at companies like Amazon ALBANY, NY – The Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (WWIRA; S5081C/A8907A), passed by the NYS Legislature in June 2024 and signed by Governor Hochul in December, takes effect this Sunday, June 1 in New York State.…

Today, former Governor and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo released a plan to raise the NYC minimum wage to $20 by 2027. The plan also commissions a study to be completed on January 1, 2027 to inform further increases. In response, ALIGN released the following statement: