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Labor Unions, Advocates Applaud NY State Senate for Passing Warehouse Safety Bill; Urge Assembly, Governor Hochul to Take Action Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act would require warehouse worksites to be designed for safety over profit ALBANY, NY (June 7, 2023) – Today, unions and advocates applauded the New York State Senate for passing the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (WWIRA), legislation that will hold employers accountable for workplace safety and design warehouses to protect workers first.…

Legislators join New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition in calling for 21st Century Antitrust Act as inflation reaches highest rate since 1981 ALBANY, NY (April 12, 2022) – As prices of everyday products continue to rise, New York elected officials today called for legislation to crack down on corporate consolidation and price gouging.…

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.…