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As it became clear that many workplaces – essential and less so – would remain open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ALIGN became a key player in a coalition of 70 unions, workers’ centers and nonprofits that have pushed the NY HERO Act. The bill sets enforceable workplace standards for testing, PPE, social distancing, hygiene and more. Maritza Silva-Farrell has led ALIGN, an alliance of labor and community organizations, since 2016.
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Executive Director, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
NYCOSH, the watchdog nonprofit that Charlene Obernauer leads, is well known for its annual report on construction deaths in New York state. The latest report on calendar year 2019 found that while construction-related deaths dipped slightly across the state, they rose 10% over the previous year within the five boroughs. In her role, Obernauer has advocated for better COVID-19 protection at New York work sites and also conducts tr
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Reviving the Environmental Bond Act, with Jobs as the Pitch PUBLISHED 6:13 PM ET Dec. 16, 2020 PUBLISHED December 16, 2020 @6:13 PM
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In January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a $3 billion bond act for environmental infrastructure. But then the pandemic hit and the idea was shelved.
Environmental advocates, business leaders and labor union officials are now trying to revive the proposal in 2021.
The move will invest money in the state s creaking water infrastructure like sewers and wastewater. We re an old state that has old infrastructure, said Julie Tighe, the president of the New York League of Conservation Voters. You see it all the time. It rains and waste water over flows.