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For Immediate Release: April 7, 2022 Media Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, (646)-866-9065 ALIGN responds to NYS Budget Deal:  Governor Hochul Falls Short in Covid Recovery and Climate Investments New York – Maritza Silva-Farrell, Executive Director of ALIGN, released the following statement today in response to the New York State budget:  “We are encouraged to see Governor Hochul increase DOL funding to enforce worker protections, including NY HERO.…

NYC Electeds and Community leaders Demand Climate Plan Based on  Environmental Justice, Jobs, and Energy Security Electeds, environmental justice advocates, and Brooklyn community leaders rallied in advance of public hearing on the Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan Photo: Eddie Bautista of NYC Environmental Justice Alliance addresses rally, May 3, 2022 Brooklyn, NY — On Tuesday, May 3, New York State and City legislators joined with community leaders to hold a rally and press conference before testifying at the public hearing on the New York State Climate Action Council’s (CAC) Draft Scoping Plan.…

For Immediate Release: February 23, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 Watch today’s press conference here.   Bronx Small Businesses, Labor Unions, NY State Legislators Call for Updated Anti-Monopoly Laws 21st Century Antitrust Act would put New York at the forefront of the national fight against corporate control over the economy NEW YORK – Today, Bronx small business owners, labor unions, New York State legislators, and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition held a press conference outside of the New Green Earth Food Corp bodega in the Bronx, calling on the New York State legislature to hold abusive corporations accountable by updating anti-monopoly laws with the 21st Century Antitrust Act.…

ALIGN is a steering committee member and co-founder of the statewide NY Renews coalition. NY Renews Statement on the 2022 State of the State Address Link to PDF of Statement ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** January 5th, 2022 Contact: Stephan Edel | (646) 644-1845 | stephan@nyrenews.org…

For Immediate Release – November 1, 2021 Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, 646-866-9065 Groundbreaking Law Brings Worker Safety Committees to Companies Across New York NEW YORK, NY – Today, a provision of the recently enacted NY HERO Act takes effect, empowering New York workers to form committees in their workplaces to have a voice on the job and protect their health and safety.…