Union organizations celebrate as Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act signed into law amid Amazon strike
Union and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition were given a reason to celebrate after Gov.…
ALIGN in Action Newsletter: Five Big Labor and Climate Wins of 2024 (December 2024)
Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice
It’s been a crazy year, and we’re entering 2025 knowing that things might get even crazier (spoiler alert: they will).…
New York to Require Polluters to Pay For Environmental Damage
Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed legislation to bolster New York’s efforts to protect and restore the environment by requiring large fossil fuel companies to pay for critical projects.…
ALIGN Celebrates Climate Change Superfund Act Signing, Calls for Bold Action in 2025
In response to Governor Hochul signing the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, Theodore A. Moore, ALIGN Executive Director, released the following statement
‘Major Victory’: New Law Makes NY Second State to Hold Big Polluters Accountable
Climate advocates in New York on Thursday celebrated a “massive win” for working people, youth, and the climate as Democratic Gov.…
Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act Signed Into Law
Unions and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition celebrated action today on the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (S5081C/A8907A), signed into law last night by Governor Hochul.
Opinion: It’s Time to Move Forward on NYC’s Commercial Waste Zones
Five years ago, the City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio passed major legislation promising to reform New York City’s private sanitation system—an industry notorious for worker exploitation, dumping waste in outer-borough environmental justice communities, confusing or nonexistent recycling services, unsafe trucks and driving practices, and poor customer service.…
As NY Safety Bill Awaits Hochul Signature, Internal Documents Show Amazon Knew About Injury Crisis
In response to a Senate investigation revealing that Amazon ignored internal injury data, Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN Deputy Director and leader of the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition released the following statement:
Hochul Weighs Warehouse Safety Bill as Injuries Continue to Climb
New York’s warehouse workers face higher injury rates than employees in any other sector.
In recent years, they’ve been hurt more often and more severely than before, according to new federal data.…
To Put Money in New Yorkers’ Pockets, Raise the Wage
Today, a new Siena poll revealed that voters’ top issue remains the high cost of living, with 43% of respondents naming it their number one concern. Additionally, Governor Hochul released a plan this week to send inflation refund checks to New Yorkers making less than $150,000, using surplus sales tax revenue. In response, ALIGN released the following statement