by Communications Team | Jun 6, 2019 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
NYC Public Advocate and Buffalo-Area Leaders Call on the State Legislature to Pass All Nine Rent Bills Buffalo, NY—A forum and discussion on the housing crisis was held at 1199SEIU offices on Thursday evening. Local labor and community leaders were joined by NYC...
by Communications Team | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, A new study shows the Trump tax cuts did nothing except boost the riches of the billionaire class (surprise, surprise). Decades of tax cuts have only turbo-charged inequality, and it’s time for our elected leaders to stand up and demand...
by Communications Team | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, A new report today shows just how dependent New York elected officials are on big donors. It found that only 16% of campaign donations to Assembly leaders in the last election cycle came from people in their own...
by Communications Team | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, Tenants came out in full force this week to demand an end to the senseless evictions and sky-high rents. We have 9 bills to pass and 28 days to pass them. Our elected leaders have a choice to make: either they can stand with the...
by Communications Team | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, During a hearing on housing, a Syracuse City Councilor cut up a $20 bill to apparently demonstrate his intellectual prowess (and argue in favor of free markets). While the Councilor is busy cutting up money, thousands of New Yorkers are on...
by Communications Team | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, Our rent laws expire in 59 days and we’re fighting hard for rent stabilization laws and tenant protections that allow people to thrive. In Kingston, rents have increased by 50% since 2002, while wages have actually gone down. That’s the...
by Communications Team | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, Tax Day is almost upon us. Or “Skip Day” as it’s known to members of the billionaire class. The richest 0.5% avoid paying $50 billion in taxes every year. That’s enough to fund universal pre-K and dramatically increase...
by Communications Team | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, It’s hard to sum up the budget session in a single word, or even a few words, but let it be known: the grassroots threw down. Even with “old Albany” rearing its ugly head (shady lobbyists, backroom politics, etc.), we continued to make...
by Communications Team | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear Activist, Last week, during budget negotiations, Governor Cuomo held a private $25,000 a plate fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel. And according to the reports, plenty of corporate CEOs and lobbyists turned up to get the Governor’s ear. (Even...
