Elected officials, advocates and labor leaders held a Zoom event on August 31, 2023 to urge Gov. Hochul to add the comprehensive Green Transit, Green Jobs Bill to the executive budget.
Speakers:
Jay Mehta, Northeast Director at Jobs to Move America
Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, District 81
Assemblyman Steven Otis, District 91
Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, District 50
Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, District 125
Rick Rogers, Senator Timothy Kennedy Legislative Director
Farah Ahmad, Senior Organizer at Jobs to Move America
Anshul Gupta, Senior Policy Analyst at New Yorkers for Clean Power
Brandon Mancilla, Director at UAW Region 9A
Kevin Garcia, Transportation Planner, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
Ray Jensen Jr., Assistant Director at UAW Region 9
Monique Fitzgerald, Climate Justice Organizer, Long Island Progressive Coalition
George Kerr III, IUE-CWA Member