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NYC Electeds and Community leaders Demand Climate Plan Based on  Environmental Justice, Jobs, and Energy Security Electeds, environmental justice advocates, and Brooklyn community leaders rallied in advance of public hearing on the Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan Photo: Eddie Bautista of NYC Environmental Justice Alliance addresses rally, May 3, 2022 Brooklyn, NY — On Tuesday, May 3, New York State and City legislators joined with community leaders to hold a rally and press conference before testifying at the public hearing on the New York State Climate Action Council’s (CAC) Draft Scoping Plan.…

For Immediate Release: February 23, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 Watch today’s press conference here.   Bronx Small Businesses, Labor Unions, NY State Legislators Call for Updated Anti-Monopoly Laws 21st Century Antitrust Act would put New York at the forefront of the national fight against corporate control over the economy NEW YORK – Today, Bronx small business owners, labor unions, New York State legislators, and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition held a press conference outside of the New Green Earth Food Corp bodega in the Bronx, calling on the New York State legislature to hold abusive corporations accountable by updating anti-monopoly laws with the 21st Century Antitrust Act.…

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 RELEASE February 9th, 2022 Contact: Patrick Nevada. 646-866-9065. patrick@alignny.org ALIGN to Governor Hochul: With the Indoor Business Mask Mandate Lifted,   Investing in NY HERO can Protect Workers The call for NY HERO investment is followed after the Department of Labor revealed it had received 53,000 Covid complaints throughout the pandemic. …

Advocates are calling for $50 million in funding in order to enforce a law that is meant to curtail the spread of airborne illnesses like COVID-19 in New York workplaces.…

  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.…

For Immediate Release: January 26, 2022 Media Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrick@alignny.org, (646) 866-9065 | Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 State Legislators and NY Renews Coalition Call for $15 Billion Investment in Climate, Jobs, and Justice NEW YORK – New York State legislators and leaders of the NY Renews coalition held a virtual press conference today, advocating for a $15 billion investment in climate and environmental justice in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget.…

For Immediate Release: January 12, 2022 Media Contact: Lisa Thomas, lisa@alignny.org, (347) 415-6431 Leading Amazon Critic Applauds Senate Committee Approval of Corporate Accountability Bill New York – Maritza Silva-Farrell, a leading critic of Amazon in New York and Executive Director of ALIGN, released the following statement today in response to the New York State Senate Committee on Consumer Protection’s passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act: “Today, the NYS Senate Committee on Consumer Protection passed the 21st Century Antitrust Act—a huge victory and a critical step toward an economy that works for all New Yorkers.…

ALIGN is a steering committee member and co-founder of the statewide NY Renews coalition. NY Renews Statement on the 2022 State of the State Address Link to PDF of Statement ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** January 5th, 2022 Contact: Stephan Edel | (646) 644-1845 | stephan@nyrenews.org…

A Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice 2021 was a huge year for ALIGN in moving New York toward worker, climate, and racial justice.…