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NY Unions, Advocates Celebrate Intro of Federal Warehouse Safety Legislation; Call for Action in NY New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition is pushing to pass the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act  ALBANY, NY – Today, unions and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition cheered federal action on warehouse safety, with the introduction of new legislation from Senator Ed Markey to protect warehouse workers and reduce injuries on the job.…

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice With the NYS budget finalized, where do we go next? In short, our job isn’t done.…

For Immediate Release: April 24, 2024  Climate Works for All to Mayor Adams: A Safe and Livable NYC Centers Climate Justice New York, NY – In response to Mayor Adams’ Executive Budget Proposal, Faiza Azam, Climate Works for All spokesperson and ALIGN Climate & Labor Organizer, released the following statement: “Today, Mayor Adams declared victory for his administration, making NYC a safe place to live for working families.…

In response to Mayor Adams and the City Council restoring $514 million in previously cut school funding to the Department of Education, Theodore Moore, ALIGN’s Executive Director, released the following statement:

In response to Governor Hochul’s conceptual FY2025 budget agreement, ALIGN released the following statement

Today, the Climate Works for All coalition released a letter with 35+ climate, labor, environmental justice, youth, and parent organizations, calling on Mayor Adams and the City Council to deliver on previous promises and prioritize climate in the FY2025 budget.

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2024 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431; Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, (646) 866-9065 Theodore A. Moore, ALIGN Executive Director available for interview  ALIGN to City Council: Investing in NYC’s Youth  Must Include Climate-Resilient Schools  New York, NY –  In response to the 2024 NYC Council Preliminary Budget Response, Theodore A.…

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   When every single day counts in our fight for economic and climate justice, NYS leadership chooses to wag their finger and tell us: “no policy in the budget.”…

  Minimum Wage Coalition Reacts to One-House Budgets New York, NY – In reaction to the 2024 Senate and Assembly One-House Budgets, Raise Up NY, a coalition of of 30+ labor unions, 160+ community groups and workers’ rights organizations, and business organizations, release the following statements:  Tal Frieden, Raise Up NY coalition spokesperson and ALIGN Campaign Manager:  “We are disappointed that the Legislature didn’t continue to build on the momentum they built last year.…

Unions and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition released the following statements today in response to the State Senate and Assembly one-house budget proposals and in support of the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act: