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Amazon Workers Call for NY HERO Act as Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2020 Media Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, 646-866-9065    Amazon Workers Call for NY HERO Act as Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off Workers joined by community allies for rally at Jeff Bezos’ Fifth Avenue apartment NEW YORK – Amazon workers and other essential workers were joined by community allies today for a rally at the Fifth Avenue apartment of Jeff Bezos demanding state lawmakers back a bill that would establish stronger health and safety standards at Amazon and other corporations and give workers a stronger role in their enforcement.…

Statewide Coalition of Community and Labor Organizations Demand Health and Safety Legislation as the Covid Second Wave Hits New York

  For Immediate Release: November 24, 2020  Contact:  Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, 646-866-9065 Alex Moore, alex@teamstersjc16.com, 347-762-0778 Statewide Coalition of Community and Labor Organizations Demand Health and Safety Legislation as the Covid Second Wave Hits New York NEW YORK, NY – Over 65 unions, worker centers, and community organizations representing millions of workers across the state sent a letter to legislators today, calling for legislation to keep workers safe as New York is hit by a second wave of Covid-19.…

NYC Elected Officials, Advocates Unveil New 100,000 Jobs Plan for Communities Hit Hard by COVID-19 and Climate Change 

For Immediate release – October 20, 2020 Contact:  Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, 646.866.9065 NYC Elected Officials, Advocates Unveil New 100,000 Jobs Plan for Communities Hit Hard by COVID-19 and Climate Change  NEW YORK – Advocates, community organizers, and elected officials participated in an online press conference today to unveil a plan to create 100,000 climate jobs in NYC for those hit hardest by Covid-19 and Climate Change.…

As Covid-19 Hotspots Forewarn a Second Wave in New York, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Control the Virus

For Immediate Release – October 7, 2020 Contact:  Jake Streich-Kest (ALIGN NY), jake@alignny.org, 917-951-6124 As Covid-19 Hotspots Forewarn a Second Wave in New York, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Control the Virus  NEW YORK – Essential workers who survived the first wave of Covid-19 rallied today urging state leaders to pass legislation that will keep workers safe as Covid-19 rates are spiking and lockdowns are being reinstated across parts of New York.…

As US COVID Rates Spike, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Prevent Second Wave

For Immediate Release – July 7, 2020 Contacts: Alex Moore, alex@teamstersjc16.com, 347-762-0778 Daisy Chung, daisy@alignny.org, 646-899-0147 As US COVID Rates Spike, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Prevent Second Wave JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS – Workers from transportation, healthcare, construction, retail, and many other industries joined together to call on the State Legislature today to protect workers from a second wave of COVID-19, as New York City enters Phase 3 reopening.…
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