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In 2024, ALIGN and its coalitions are working to increase worker protections, fight for fair wages, and move New York toward a sustainable, clean economy.
Raising the Minimum Wage in NY
Towards Green Jobs and a Clean Energy Future
The Fight for Corporate Accountability
A Huge Win for Worker Health and Safety

ALIGN in the News

Advocates seek minimum wage parity for upstate workers

March 9, 2024

“There’s only one New York; I’ve looked at a map, trust me. So because there’s only one New York, there should only be one minimum wage,” Theodore Moore, the executive director of the Alliance for a Greater New York, said at a recent rally in Albany.

New York legislative Labor Committee chairs renew effort for minimum wage parity between upstate, downstate

March 4, 2024

On Monday, New York state lawmakers and advocates will join together at the Capitol to announce that the newly minted chair of the Assembly Labor Committee, Rochester’s Harry Bronson, will be the prime Assembly sponsor of legislation that would create a minimum wage parity between upstate and downstate New York.

1 of every 10 workers at Amazon’s distribution center in Clay was injured in 2022

February 13, 2024

Syracuse, N.Y. — One of every 10 workers at Amazon’s giant distribution center in Clay gets injured on the job, according to a report by a coalition of labor unions and community advocates.

Latest Resource

2024 Labor Budget Hearing Testimony

January 30, 2024

January 30, 2024 Hon. Liz Krueger, Chair New York State Senate Finance Committee 416 Capitol, Albany, NY 12247 Hon.

Know Your Rights

September 29, 2023

Warehouse Worker Worker Protection Act
The Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA) protects New York State workers doing manual warehouse work, including at warehouses operated by courier and delivery services, from the hazards of abusive production quotas.

The Climate, Jobs & Justice Package

March 2, 2023

The Pro-Worker Climate Plan
The Climate, Jobs & Justice Package: The Pro-Worker Climate Plan Just climate action requires us all to work together—workers and their communities on the front lines of the climate crisis—hand in hand.

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This #EarthDay we are supporting #NYCPublicSolarPower legislation (Int. No. 353) before the NYC Council.

Let's build solar panels on public buildings to combat climate change, create good jobs & lower energy costs—while taking advantage of new federal and state programs!

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