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As Governor Hochul and State leaders consider passing a mask ban within the FY2026 state budget, ALIGN issued the following statement: “A mask ban is an affront to New Yorkers’ right to health, safety, and protest...

Wall Street bonuses hit a record high in 2024, with individual bankers earning average payouts of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, according to state officials.…

The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice This month, a massive coalition of labor unions and community groups took to the streets of New York City and demanded an end to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on essential services like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.…

March Newsletter: Now is the Time for Troublemaking This month, a massive coalition of labor unions and community groups took to the streets of New York City and demanded an end to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on essential services like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.…

In response to the New York State Senate and Assembly one-house budget proposals, ALIGN released the following statement:

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. 

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.”…

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.…

New Yorkers say they have concerns about how national policy and executive actions are going to impact their bottom line. “I’m very worried about this city,” Sheepshead Bay resident Bobbie Sackman said.…

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.