ALIGN Statement on 2025 One-House Budget Proposals
In response to the New York State Senate and Assembly one-house budget proposals, ALIGN released the following statement:
ALIGN Blasts Amazon’s Dangerous, Polluting Last Mile Warehouses & Calls for Regulation — Testimony Excerpts
The following are excerpts in support of Intro 1130 from today’s hearing on air quality and last mile facilities with the Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts, as well as the press conference with community leaders that preceded it.
ALIGN in Action: We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For (February Newsletter)
The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice
June Jordan’s “Poem for South African Women,” a tribute to the 40,000 women and children who protested the apartheid on August 9, 1956 in Pretoria, ends with a powerful reminder: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”…
Affordability for all Mayoral Forum Recap
On Thursday, February 13th 2025, New York City Mayoral candidates Michael Blake, Jessica Ramos, and Zohran Mamdani joined 200+ New Yorkers at the Affordability for All Mayoral Forum to discuss their plans to tackle the rising cost of living for residents and how they would improve the lives of working families across New York.…
Low-Wage Worker Leaders Push for Higher Wages in Albany
On Tuesday, February 11, worker leaders from the Raise Up NY coalition met with state lawmakers about the rising cost of living statewide and the need for higher wages.