by Communications Team | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
ACTION CENTER Citizen Action: Tell Cuomo to Call the Legislature Back, Tell Legislators to Pass a Robust Minimum Wage Package! ALIGN: Join the 11/15 Thunderclap for #weRecycle – Recycling is good for the environment & creates jobs! New Yorkers Against...
by Communications Team | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Friends- It’s outrageous. Barely a week after the elections, the Capitol is already buzzing about pay raises for New York State lawmakers. New York has the worst income inequality in the country. Millions work multiple jobs but can’t make ends meet. This legislature...
by Communications Team | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Good morning! Announcement: We have dates for Justice Works 2015! It’ll be May 30 & 31 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY. Let us know that you want to come by clicking here. Issues Obamacare plans popular in NY. According to a newly released survey, when...
by Communications Team | Nov 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
After last Tuesday’s election losses, I needed some inspiration. I thought back to this past August, when I was at Justice Works – our annual conference where more than 400 progressives come together to share, learn and be inspired – and remembered...
by Communications Team | Nov 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Top News Congress to begin lame-duck session. “The agenda includes funding the government into the new year, renewing expiring tax breaks for individuals and businesses, the annual defense policy measure and a roster of President Barack Obama’s nominations. Also...
by Communications Team | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Issues: GOP Senate could kill Democratic priorities – Gannett http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2014/11/07/gop-senate-democratic-priorities/18673737/ Karen Scharff, co-chair of the Working Families Party and executive director of Citizen...
by Communications Team | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Polls are open from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Click here to find your polling place! We strongly encourage voters to cast their ballots for all statewide and State Senate races on the Working Families Party ballot line. Our endorsed...
by Communications Team | Sep 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Citizen Action volunteers joined with Eric Schneiderman in Buffalo, New York, and on Long Island this week to show our support for his bid for re-election. The Attorney General has proven to truly be “the people’s lawyer” – helping New Yorkers...
by Communications Team | Sep 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Governor Cuomo’s Wage Board had it’s first meeting yesterday to determine a schedule of public hearings, the first of which will be in early October. We teamed up with progressive allies to call on the Wage Board to eliminate the sub-minimum wage –...
