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2022 Honorees: Amazon workers organizing from New York to Alabama Sarita Gupta and Erica Smiley, authors of The Future We Need Climate leaders James Shillitto, UWUA Local 1-2, and Rahwa Ghirmatzion, PUSH Buffalo New York (August 16, 2022) – ALIGN is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Movement Builder Awards (MBAs), annually recognizing leaders in social, economic, and environmental justice who make New York a national model for progress.…

“The Inflation Reduction Act makes historic investments in renewable energy technologies including wind and solar, industrial decarbonization, clean transportation, and greener, healthier schools and buildings that will create an estimated one million green jobs. These funds will be critical to achieve our climate goals in New York’s nation leading laws: Local Law 97 and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act,” said Maritza Silva-Farrell.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 5, 2022 Contact – Lisa Thomas, 347-415-6431, lisa@alignny.org ALIGN, Labor Unions, Climate Organizations Cheer Signing of Green Jobs and Emissions Reductions Bill The Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act will cut building emissions and create a pipeline for career green job opportunities for New Yorkers NEW YORK – Maritza Silva-Farrell, Executive Director of ALIGN and leader in the Climate Works for All and NY Renews coalitions, released a statement in response to Governor Hochul signing the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act: “As New York State implements the CLCPA (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act), the most ambitious climate law in the country, we need labor and climate groups working together toward a just transition.…

Climate Works for All’s Statement in Response on the Supreme Court Decision July 1, 2022 Climate Works for All is incredibly disappointed and disheartened with yesterday’s Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling on West Virginia v.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 30th, 2022 Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, 347-415-6431 Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, 646-866-9065 ALIGN urges Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams to Take Urgent Climate Action in Wake of Supreme Court Decision NEW YORK – Maritza Silva-Farrell, Executive Director of ALIGN and leader in the Climate Works for All and NY Renews coalitions, released a statement in response to the decision on the Supreme Court limiting EPA’s climate regulation powers: “The Supreme Court once again is overreaching and putting our health at risk.…

ALBANY, NY (June 3, 2022) – Unions and community organizations cheered action on the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which passed the State Legislature today.…

ALIGN unveiled a new report establishing a blueprint for Mayor Adams to create Green, Healthy Schools, prioritizing neighborhoods most impacted by COVID and the climate crisis. 

Today, unions and advocates applauded the New York State Senate for passing the 21st Century Antitrust Act, trailblazing legislation that updates the state’s outdated monopoly laws; levels the playing field for workers, consumers, and small businesses; and makes New York a leader in the fight to rein in corporate power. New Yorkers for a Fair Economy, the coalition of labor unions, small businesses, and community organizations behind the bill, led by ALIGN, also urged the Assembly and Governor Hochul to take swift action to pass the legislation. 

With the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcement last week that annual inflation remained elevated at 8.3% percent in April, small businesses continue to face threats from all sides of the market. Champions of the 21st Century Antitrust Act have signed on to a new report that makes clear that large corporations wielding their market power is a primary culprit. Whether it is credit card giants increasing the transaction fees they charge New York’s neighborhood bodegas and retailers, or suppliers raising prices on independent businesses in response to being squeezed for special discounts by dominant corporations, small businesses are increasingly at risk. 

A new report from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition reveals that Amazon warehouse workers in New York suffered a spike in work-related injuries last year while the company doubled its facilities in the state.