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  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
December 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Take Action: Protect Amazon Workers

Dear Friend,   This week, a federal Senate investigation reconfirmed what we already know: Amazon hurts workers to feed their bottom line.   In the new report, Amazon’s own internal safety teams linked the corporation’s pace of work and rep…
  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
December 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Take Action: Protect Amazon Workers

Dear John,   This week, a federal Senate investigation reconfirmed what we already know: Amazon hurts workers to feed their bottom line.   In the new report, Amazon’s own internal safety teams linked the corporation’s pace of work and repet…
  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM

Take Action on Cyber Monday: Stand with Warehouse Workers

Dear Friend,   The holiday season is a time for warmth, joy, and togetherness. But for warehouse workers, the next few weeks means a grueling work load, dangerous pace of work, and a higher risk of injuries. It doesn’t have to be this way. …
  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM

Take Action on Cyber Monday: Stand with Warehouse Workers

Dear John,   The holiday season is a time for warmth, joy, and togetherness. But for warehouse workers, the next few weeks means a grueling work load, dangerous pace of work, and a higher risk of injuries. It doesn’t have to be this way.   …
  Jenille Scott, ALIGN · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Tell Congress: Protect Climate Progress During Trump Presidency

Dear Friend,   The outcome of this presidential election threatens a wave of anti-climate legislation.    Though there is much to grieve, we can't forget to stand up and do the work that sits before us and neither should our representatives…
  Jenille Scott, ALIGN · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Tell Congress: Protect Climate Progress During Trump Presidency

Dear John,   The outcome of this presidential election threatens a wave of anti-climate legislation.    Though there is much to grieve, we can't forget to stand up and do the work that sits before us and neither should our representatives i…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: We Won't Back Down

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   There’s a new tale of two cities: America is burning and America is flooding. New York is experiencing its first drought watch in more than 20 years, setting t…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: We Won't Back Down

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   There’s a new tale of two cities: America is burning and America is flooding. New York is experiencing its first drought watch in more than 20 years, setting t…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: Turning the Tide

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   One year after Superstorm Sandy, ALIGN joined the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding for the “Turn the Tide” rally, calling on the City to invest in a just and equ…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: Turning the Tide

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   One year after Superstorm Sandy, ALIGN joined the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding for the “Turn the Tide” rally, calling on the City to invest in a just and equ…
  Theodore Moore, ALIGN · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM

Thank you for building with us — 2024 ALIGN Movement Builders Awards Highlights

Dear John,   Last week, the ALIGN community came together to celebrate the power of workers and community at our Movement Builders Awards. The energy was electric — and not just because we were in IBEW’s beautiful Electrical Industry Traini…
  Theodore Moore, ALIGN · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 5:16 PM

Thank you for building with us — 2024 ALIGN Movement Builders Awards Highlights

Dear Friend,   Last week, the ALIGN community came together to celebrate the power of workers and community at our Movement Builders Awards. The energy was electric — and not just because we were in IBEW’s beautiful Electrical Industry Trai…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 12:16 PM

On Prime Day, Help Us Win Safe Warehouses for Amazon Workers

Dear John,   This week, Amazon is rolling out the discounts for their Prime Big Deal Days and reeling in big profits. But for the workers packing and shipping those deals, these days are grueling and dangerous. We’re working to change that, and we need your…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 12:16 PM

On Prime Day, Help Us Win Safe Warehouses for Amazon Workers

Dear Friend,   This week, Amazon is rolling out the discounts for their Prime Big Deal Days and reeling in big profits. But for the workers packing and shipping those deals, these days are grueling and dangerous. We’re working to change that, and we need yo…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 7, 2024 at 11:46 AM

10 Years Later, We Keep Fighting for Climate Justice. We Need Your Support.

Dear Friend,   10 years ago, hundreds of thousands of people marched in the streets of NYC to demand climate justice. It was the largest climate march in history and a rallying cry for serious action in the face of a warming planet and the ultimate existent…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
October 7, 2024 at 11:46 AM

10 Years Later, We Keep Fighting for Climate Justice. We Need Your Support.

Dear John,   10 years ago, hundreds of thousands of people marched in the streets of NYC to demand climate justice. It was the largest climate march in history and a rallying cry for serious action in the face of a warming planet and the ultimate existentia…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
September 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: We Keep Marching

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the People’s Climate March, at the time, the largest climate march in history. Hundreds of thousands of people marc…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
September 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM

ALIGN in Action: We Keep Marching

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the People’s Climate March, at the time, the largest climate march in history. Hundreds of thousands of people marc…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
September 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Announcing our 2024 Movement Builders Awards Honorees! Get Your Tickets Today

Dear friend,   We’ve won big in 2024! We secured protections for Amazon warehouse workers and climate action funded by New York’s worst polluters.    But there’s still much to be done (like getting our Governor to sign those bills into law 😉). Luckily, we d…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
September 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Announcing our 2024 Movement Builders Awards Honorees! Get Your Tickets Today

Dear John,   We’ve won big in 2024! We secured protections for Amazon warehouse workers and climate action funded by New York’s worst polluters.    But there’s still much to be done (like getting our Governor to sign those bills into law 😉). Luckily, we don…
  Theodore A. Moore · [email protected]
August 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Save the Date! ALIGN Movement Builders Awards on October 17

Join ALIGN in honoring the statewide movement for worker power and a just transition! On October 17, we’re celebrating the leaders who are making a difference for New York workers and our planet.  Purchase a Ticket, Ad, or Sponsorship  |  A…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 12:17 PM

ALIGN in Action: Coalitions Bring the Heat

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   It’s really hot out. In fact, it’s the hottest it’s ever been. And in the face of extreme heat and unprecedented corporate power, it has never been more true t…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 12:17 PM

ALIGN in Action: Coalitions Bring the Heat

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   It’s really hot out. In fact, it’s the hottest it’s ever been. And in the face of extreme heat and unprecedented corporate power, it has never been more true t…
  Jenille Scott · [email protected]
July 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM

We’re close to making polluters pay

Dear Friend,   New York state has the opportunity to make the big polluters fund climate action that will cut pollution and create green, union jobs. Fossil fuel companies made the mess, so they should pay to clean it up.  The Climate Change Superfund Act p…
  Jenille Scott · [email protected]
July 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM

We’re close to making polluters pay

Dear John,   New York state has the opportunity to make the big polluters fund climate action that will cut pollution and create green, union jobs. Fossil fuel companies made the mess, so they should pay to clean it up.  The Climate Change Superfund Act pas…
  Faiza Azam · [email protected]
June 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Last big push for Green, Healthy Schools

Take Action for Green Schools, Clean Air, Union Jobs  Dear John,   Mayor Adams and the City Council have until June 30 to finalize a budget deal. That means we have less than a week to win #GreenHealthySchools in the NYC budget.  …
  Faiza Azam · [email protected]
June 24, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Last big push for Green, Healthy Schools

Take Action for Green Schools, Clean Air, Union Jobs  Dear Friend,   Mayor Adams and the City Council have until June 30 to finalize a budget deal. That means we have less than a week to win #GreenHealthySchools in the NYC budget.…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM

ALIGN in Action: A Testament to Our Power

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   We’re kicking off another hot labor summer with big worker wins in the state legislature. The passage of the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM

ALIGN in Action: A Testament to Our Power

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   We’re kicking off another hot labor summer with big worker wins in the state legislature. The passage of the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction…
  Jenille Scott · [email protected]
June 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM

Take Action: One Last Push for the Just Energy Transition Act

Dear Friend,    We’re nearing the end of the legislative session with a few more days to pass critical climate bills like the Just Energy Transition Act, also known as JETA.    JETA would address the climate crisis head-on by turning New Yo…
  Jenille Scott · [email protected]
June 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM

Take Action: One Last Push for the Just Energy Transition Act

Dear John,    We’re nearing the end of the legislative session with a few more days to pass critical climate bills like the Just Energy Transition Act, also known as JETA.    JETA would address the climate crisis head-on by turning New York…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
May 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM

ALIGN in Action: The Right to Safe Work

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   New York has a worker safety crisis. Workers across the state are getting sick or hurt on the job, from Amazon workers laboring in poorly-desi…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
May 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM

ALIGN in Action: The Right to Safe Work

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   New York has a worker safety crisis. Workers across the state are getting sick or hurt on the job, from Amazon workers laboring in poorly-desi…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM

ALIGN in Action: We’re Fighting for Justice Until We Win

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. Warehouse workers are still left with no viable solution in …
  ALIGN · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM

ALIGN in Action: We’re Fighting for Justice Until We Win

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. Warehouse workers are still left with no viable solution in …
  ALIGN · [email protected]
March 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM

ALIGN in Action: Every day counts. Our leaders should act like it.

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…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
March 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM

ALIGN in Action: Every day counts. Our leaders should act like it.

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…
  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM

NYS is #1 in warehouse worker injuries. Help us take action.

NY is #1 in warehouse worker injury rates.Help us take action.   Dear Friend, ? New York is #1 in warehouse worker injury rates in the country, and we have a solution to make warehouse work safer.? ? Yet, the NYS S…
  Lucas Shapiro, ALIGN · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM

NYS is #1 in warehouse worker injuries. Help us take action.

NY is #1 in warehouse worker injury rates.Help us take action.   Dear John, ? New York is #1 in warehouse worker injury rates in the country, and we have a solution to make warehouse work safer.? ? Yet, the NYS Sen…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM

ALIGN in Action: The Zigs-and-Zags of Our Movement

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   A new report by Columbia University and Robin Hood shows that 1 in 4 children in NYC lived in poverty in 2022, the highest rate since 2015. Wh…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM

ALIGN in Action: The Zigs-and-Zags of Our Movement

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   A new report by Columbia University and Robin Hood shows that 1 in 4 children in NYC lived in poverty in 2022, the highest rate since 2015. Wh…
  Jenille Scott, ALIGN · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM

Sign the petition: Cutting pollution will grow our economy

Dear Friend,   In order to tackle the climate crisis, we must cut greenhouse gas emissions and develop resilient infrastructure. In order to do that, we must transition away from fossil fuels. The good news is, this can be good for the econ…
  Jenille Scott, ALIGN · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM

Sign the petition: Cutting pollution will grow our economy

Dear John,   In order to tackle the climate crisis, we must cut greenhouse gas emissions and develop resilient infrastructure. In order to do that, we must transition away from fossil fuels. The good news is, this can be good for the econom…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM

ALIGN in Action: Our Most Ambitious Labor and Climate Agenda Yet

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   We started the new year strong by releasing our most ambitious climate and labor agenda ever, extending our commitment to social justice and s…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM

ALIGN in Action: Our Most Ambitious Labor and Climate Agenda Yet

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   We started the new year strong by releasing our most ambitious climate and labor agenda ever, extending our commitment to social justice and s…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
December 27, 2023 at 12:50 PM

ALIGN in Action: Five Big Labor and Climate Wins in 2023

A Year in Review for the Movement for  Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   Powerful coalition building is how movements win big, and building powerful coalitions is what we do best. In 2023, our coalitions made…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
December 27, 2023 at 12:50 PM

ALIGN in Action: Five Big Labor and Climate Wins in 2023

A Year in Review for the Movement for  Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   Powerful coalition building is how movements win big, and building powerful coalitions is what we do best. In 2023, our coalitions made…
  Theodore A. Moore, ALIGN · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Big News: We Launched #GreenHealthySchools

Dear Friend,   New York City is ready for #GreenHealthySchools. Students, teachers, parents, labor unions, environmental justice groups, and community advocates from the Climate Works for All coalition, along with local elected officials, l…
  ALIGN · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 5:08 PM

ALIGN in Action: 'Tis the Season for Protest

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   ’Tis the season for hot chocolate, reuniting with family and friends, and of course, protesting against the biggest and baddest corporations. …
  ALIGN · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 5:08 PM

ALIGN in Action: 'Tis the Season for Protest

Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice   ’Tis the season for hot chocolate, reuniting with family and friends, and of course, protesting against the biggest and baddest corporations. …