For Immediate Release: March 24, 2022
Contact: Rendy Desamours, rendy.desamours@berlinrosen.com
UNIONS, ENVIRO GROUPS, ELECTEDS CALL ON MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL TO ADVANCE PLAN TO RETROFIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOLS EDUCATING BLACK, LATINO KIDS ARE IN MOST URGENT NEED OF REPAIRS
PLAN TO SUPPORT CARBON-FREE, HEALTHY SCHOOLS WILL SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF UNION JOBS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE STUDENTS LIVE, LEARN
SCHOOL UPGRADES WOULD CUT EMISSIONS, SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY, IMPROVE STUDENT HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
New York, NY -A powerful coalition of union workers, parents, and environmental activists stood alongside elected officials and students on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to call for the City Council and Mayor to fund the Carbon Free and Healthy Schools (CFHS) initiative in this year’s City Fiscal Year 2023 budget.…
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2022
Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431
Essential Workers, Labor Unions Respond to Rollback of
NY HERO Worker Protections
New York Essential Workers Coalition calls for DOL enforcement funding
NEW YORK – Today, Governor Hochul’s Department of Health failed to designate COVID-19 as a continued risk to public health, which rolled back worker protections required of the NY HERO Act across the state.…
For Immediate Release: February 15, 2022
Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431
Labor Unions, Safety Experts Applaud Worker Protection Extension
Following Indoor Mask Mandate Rollback
NEW YORK – Today, Governor Hochul’s Department of Health extended the NY HERO Act, designating COVID-19 as a continued risk to public health and ensuring that worker protections remain in place following the rollback of indoor mask mandates.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 9th, 2022Contact: Patrick Nevada. 646-866-9065. patrick@alignny.orgALIGN to Governor Hochul: With the Indoor Business Mask Mandate Lifted, Investing in NY HERO can Protect WorkersThe call for NY HERO investment is followed after the Department of Labor revealed it had received 53,000 Covid complaints throughout the pandemic. …
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2022
Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431
ALIGN to NY State Legislature: Protecting Workers from COVID-19 Must be Top Priority,Requires $50 Million Investment in NY HERO Act
NEW YORK – Today, advocacy group ALIGN testified to the New York State Legislature about the urgent need to fund the NY HERO Act, transformative legislation that provides workers with critical protections against COVID-19 and future airborne infectious diseases, and a voice in the workplace.…