Labor Lines

In September, throngs crowded the streets of New York City and marched to Time Square where they challenged world leaders to address climate change with action rather than words. On December 15th, labor and community groups convened to release a report prepared by the Alliance for a Greater New York (ALIGN) detailing steps New Yorkers  should initiate to address the challenges presented by climate change. Labor-Lines guests Matt Ryan, Executive Director of ALIGN and Reverend Brian Ellis-Gibbs, of the Queens Baptist Church in Queens Village describe this comprehensive report and the ten recommended steps that labor, community and government, together, can  take to ameliorate some of the effects of climate change.  Next, from “Working America,” three staffers describe the organization’s campaign to help working people sign up for health insurance on state and federal exchanges . Working America’s objective is to insure that every American has access to health  insuran