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Our ResourcesThe #Coverage4All legislation has been voted out of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees! Now, this legislation MUST be included in the 2022-2023
Take Action!The Excluded Workers Fund has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, allowing working families to finally get back on
Take Action!Over the last decade homelessness has skyrocketed while the real estate industry gets richer and richer. 50% of our state’s renters can’t afford
Take Action!Democrats in Congress hold the power to take bold leadership and deliver a long-awaited path to citizenship for millions. We need them to
Take Action!From immigrant and working-class communities across New York City, Long Island and Westchester
Over the weekend, our members in Bushwick, Brooklyn petitioned their neighbors to support eviction protections through Good Cause eviction legislation. This legislation would allow tenants to fight unjust evictions and limit rent increases. Working people should not be forced out of their homes because of greed or neglect from landlords. Good Cause eviction legislation is…
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. Last week, Governor Hochul delivered a budget that failed to invest in immigrant, Black and brown New Yorkers and instead delivered handouts to billionaires. Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 12th at 1 PM at Grand Central Terminal for a powerful action with our allies to call out Gov. Hochul’s billionaires’…
Governor Hochul just announced a deal on the New York State FY 2023 budget, and it woefully misses the mark, prioritizing the needs of billionaires over the needs of our communities. Over the last two years, immigrant, Black and brown New Yorkers have put their lives on the line to keep New York running.…
“It’s a step forward but it is not comprehensive enough,” said Becca Telzak, deputy director of Make the Road New York, an immigrant advocacy group, noting that undocumented workers have been in frontline jobs during the pandemic. “We need to provide insurance to all essential workers of all ages.”
“I would be surprised if they don’t challenge it,” said Frank Kearl, a staff attorney at Make the Road New York who represented an ALU organizer who was fired during a 2020 walkout. “This is a company that challenges unemployment insurance applications for people who got fired because they needed to use the bathroom too…