ALIGN Testimony on Joint Public Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Workforce
Joint Public Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Workforce
August 13, 2020
Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on this important issue.…
Statement from ALIGN on George Floyd and Confronting Police Brutality
Statement from ALIGN on George Floyd and Confronting Police Brutality
Nearly 30 years after the beating of Rodney King and five years after the death of Eric Garner, there has been no end to the police violence that brutally and repeatedly takes the lives of so many Black people in our nation. …
New York Health and Essential Rights Order
How New York State Can Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
WHAT
The New York Health & Essential Rights Order, or NY HERO, is a proposal for a New York State executive order that would require all businesses to adopt enforceable health and safety standards to protect workers on the frontlines and mitigate the risks of exposure and spread of COVID-19.…
Climate Works for All: Collective Needs Platform
Climate Works for All
Collective Needs Platform
We are the Climate Works for All coalition, a coalition of labor, community, environmental justice and faith organizations all working together to fight climate change and ensure a just transition and fair economy for workers and communities.…
New York City Climate and Community Stimulus Platform
New York City Climate and Community Stimulus Platform
Click here if you or your organization or group wants to sign on to this platform.…
Environmental Justice and Labor Coalition Calls for $1 Billion Annual Energy Efficiency Fund, $3 Billion Green Bonds Program
January 15th 2020
Dear Mayor de Blasio:
We are in the midst of a climate crisis and immediate action is necessary to protect the future of our City and our planet.…
TRASHING NEW YORK’S NEIGHBORHOODS: Report Shows New York City’s Commercial Waste Transfer Stations Have Upped Their Garbage Output By More Than 500,000 Tons Per Year
New York City is undermining its major investments in solid waste and recycling infrastructure by allowing the private commercial waste industry to massively increase its reliance on trucking of commercial waste, according to a new report by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition, titled “Trashing New York’s Neighborhoods.” …
Nation’s Leading Environmentalists Back NYC Commercial Sanitation Reforms
September 25th, 2019
Dear Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson:
Our city and our planet are facing a climate crisis that demands action.…
Fighting New York’s Climate Emergency With Waste Zones: Commercial Waste Zones Are NYC’s Next Big Green Initiative
Transitioning New York City to an efficient, exclusive high-diversion commercial waste zone (CWZ) system will avoid up to 2 million tons of climate altering emissions per year, equivalent to removing one in five cars from New York City streets. …
Beyond Amazon Economic Development Platform
Late last year, New Yorkers reacted with outrage to the announcement that Amazon was going to force its empire building on the communities of Queens.…