News Archives
2008
- PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES USE OF TARP FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC AUTO MAKERS Posted December 22, 2008 under General News
- PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES THE USE OF TARP FUNDS FOR BRIDGE LOANS FOR DOMESTIC AUTOMAKERS Posted December 22, 2008 under Legislation
- 2009 OSHEP CONFERENCE Posted December 22, 2008 under General News
- Labor Candidate Selected to Northfield City Council Posted December 17, 2008 under Elections
- SENATE REPUBLICANS FILLIBUSTER AUTO INDUSTRY BRIDGE LOAN Posted December 12, 2008 under Legislation
- AUTO INDUSTRY BRIDGE LOAN LEGISLATION PASSES HOUSE Posted December 11, 2008 under General News
- SHOP UNION-MADE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Posted December 9, 2008 under General News
- SOLIDARITY ALERT Posted December 3, 2008 under General News
- First Contract for IUOE Local 68 Members at Heldrich Hotel Posted December 3, 2008 under Organizing
- 536th Labor Candidate Victory Posted November 26, 2008 under Elections
- ELECTION UPDATE Posted November 20, 2008 under Elections
- VICTORY 500 Posted November 5, 2008 under Elections
- HISTORIC ELECTION DAY RESULTS! Posted November 4, 2008 under Elections
- RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF UNION HOUSEHOLDS VISITED THIS WEEKEND! Posted November 3, 2008 under General News
- FINAL FOUR DAYS TO ELECT WORKING FAMILIES' CANDIDATES! Posted October 29, 2008 under General News
- Fourth Consecutive Record-Breaking Weekend of Labor-to-Labor Walks Posted October 27, 2008 under General News
- THIRD RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND OF LABOR WALKS IN A ROW Posted October 20, 2008 under General News
- ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND FOR LABOR-TO-LABOR WALKS Posted October 11, 2008 under General News
- 2008 LABOR CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS Posted October 9, 2008 under General News
- RECORD BREAKING SATURDAY - OVER A THOUSAND UNION MEMBERS PARTICPATING IN LABOR-TO-LABOR WALKS Posted October 6, 2008 under General News
- SAVE THE DATE! Posted September 30, 2008 under General News
- 700 MEMBERS WALKED DOOR-TO-DOOR ON SATURDAY - VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! Posted September 29, 2008 under General News
- NEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE Posted September 5, 2008 under General News
- Fall LEAP Course Posted September 3, 2008 under General News
- Is New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Too Low? Posted September 2, 2008 under Legislation
- American Labor Museum/ Botto House Raffle Posted September 1, 2008 under General News
- ACTION ALERT FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH Posted August 20, 2008 under General News
- 12TH ANNUAL LABOR CANDIDATES SCHOOL Posted August 18, 2008 under General News
- 150 Heldrich Center Employees Gain a VOICE AT WORK Posted August 4, 2008 under Organizing
- New Jersey Worker Killed in Electrocution Accident Posted July 16, 2008 under General News
- NJ State AFL-CIO ENDORSES OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT Posted June 26, 2008 under General News
- Two New Jersey Workers Killed in Scaffolding Accident Posted June 25, 2008 under General News
- Thousands march to support Atlantic City casino workers Posted June 21, 2008 under General News
- NEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO 27TH CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES RE-ELECT PRESIDENT CHARLES WOWKANECH, SECRETARY-TREASURER LAUREL BRENNAN, AND EXECUTIVE BOARD Posted June 11, 2008 under General News
- Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women Posted May 27, 2008 under General News
- Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Employees Vote “Yes” on First Contract Posted May 15, 2008 under Organizing
- 499 LABOR CANDIDATE VICTORIES! Posted May 14, 2008 under Elections
- SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 under General News
- Paid Family Leave Legislation Signed into Law Posted May 2, 2008 under Legislation
- Atlantic City Mayor Scott Evans Signs Casino Smoking Ban into Law at UAW Union Hall Posted April 30, 2008 under General News
- Congratulations to New IUOE Local 68 Members at Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick Posted April 28, 2008 under Organizing
- Organizing Institute Graduates in New Jersey Posted April 28, 2008 under Organizing
- 20th ANNUAL NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY Posted April 26, 2008 under General News
- GOOD JOBS, SAFE JOBS, For All Posted April 23, 2008 under General News
- ATLANTIC CITY CASINO DEALERS AND SLOT TECHNICIANS DEMAND RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE FAIR CONTRACTS Posted April 17, 2008 under Organizing
- 16 out of 19 Labor Candidates Win! Posted April 16, 2008 under Elections
- School Board Labor Candidate Alert Posted April 14, 2008 under General News
- Congress: Oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement! Posted April 10, 2008 under Legislation
- UAW Casino Workers Fight for Right to Organize and Negotiate Fair Union Contracts Posted April 10, 2008 under General News
- SENATE PASSES PAID FAMILY LEAVE LEGISLATION: LEGISLATION IS NOW ON GOVERNOR CORZINE’S DESK Posted April 7, 2008 under Legislation
- An Evening Honoring Atlantic City Mayor Scott Evans Posted April 4, 2008 under General News
- Press Conference in Support of Atlantic City Casino Workers Right to Unionize Posted April 4, 2008 under Organizing
- Statement Regarding U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Endorsement Posted April 4, 2008 under Elections
- SUPPORT ATU LAKELAND BUS LINES EMPLOYEES Posted March 27, 2008 under General News
- Worker Fatality at U.S. Pipe and Foundry Posted March 18, 2008 under General News
- Assembly Passes Paid Family Leave Legislation Posted March 13, 2008 under General News
- Assembly Appropriations Committee Approves Paid Family Leave Bill Posted March 10, 2008 under Legislation
- Statement By President Charles Wowkanech On The $35 Billion Award To Manufacture U.S. Air Force Tanker Fleet On Foreign Soil Posted March 7, 2008 under General News
- SENATE PASSES PAID FAMILY LEAVE LEGISLATION Posted March 3, 2008 under Legislation
- ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE APPROVES PAID FAMILY LEAVE BILL Posted February 28, 2008 under Legislation
- Star Ledger Op-Ed: A Way to Support Family Values Posted February 28, 2008 under General News
- 2008 OSHEP Conference Posted February 22, 2008 under General News
- URA-AFT President Responds to Washington Post Opinion Piece on the Employee Free Choice Act Posted February 8, 2008 under Organizing
- PAID FAMILY LEAVE LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE SENATE BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Posted January 28, 2008 under Legislation
- AFL-CIO Organizing Institute in New Jersey Posted January 25, 2008 under Organizing
- Stronger OSHA, Unions Promote Safer Workplace Posted January 15, 2008 under General News
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO Stands with Senator Frank R. Lautenberg to Announce New Chemical Security Protections for New Jersey Posted January 10, 2008 under General News
- Governor Corzine Includes Family Leave Insurance in State of the State Speech; Senate President Codey and Speaker Roberts Announce Joint “New Years Resolution” 2008 Agenda: Includes Paid Family Leave Posted January 9, 2008 under Legislation
- 2007 Legislative Summary Posted January 9, 2008 under Legislation
- Minimum Wage Advisory Commission Issues Report to the Legislature Posted January 9, 2008 under Legislation
- REFLECTIONS - 2007 Posted January 4, 2008 under General News
2007
- Happy Holidays to All Posted December 21, 2007 under General News
- TAKE ACTION - Two Workers killed at North East Linen Posted December 20, 2007 under General News
- Tell Jersey City Council - No Giveaways to Private Developers! Posted December 19, 2007 under General News
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO and Coalition Partners Rally In Support Of Workers' Rights At Newark Airport Posted December 12, 2007 under Organizing
- Candlelight Vigil for Change Posted December 12, 2007 under General News
- Join The NJ State AFL-CIO And Coalition Partners For A Human Rights Day Rally Posted December 7, 2007 under General News
- Cherry Hill Public School District Votes to Join OPEIU Posted December 7, 2007 under Organizing
- Congratulations to Scott Evans! Posted November 26, 2007 under General News
- Urge Legislators to Support Paid Family Leave Posted November 13, 2007 under Legislation
- South Jersey Healthcare Nurses Reach Agreement! Posted November 9, 2007 under General News
- Congratulations Senator Sweeney on your Selection as Senate Majority Leader! Posted November 8, 2007 under General News
- Thank You for Another Banner Year! Posted November 8, 2007 under General News
- In New Jersey, We're Always On! Posted November 7, 2007 under Elections
- ELECTION DAY! VOTE! Posted November 6, 2007 under General News
- Senator Ellen Karcher Rally! Posted November 1, 2007 under Elections
- Tropicana Slot Techs Say Union! Posted October 23, 2007 under Organizing
- Statement by New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech On New Jersey Republicans’ Votes Against Health Care for Children Posted October 14, 2007 under Legislation
- Phone Banks Make a Difference! Posted October 12, 2007 under General News
- Rally to Protect Children's Health Care Posted October 10, 2007 under General News
- Susan Schurman Appointed Acting Dean of Rutgers University College Community Posted September 27, 2007 under General News
- NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED Posted September 21, 2007 under General News
- OSHEP Advisory Board Convenes Posted September 20, 2007 under General News
- Paid Family Leave Legislation Advances Posted September 12, 2007 under General News
- Labor Movement Calls on Bush Administration to Honor Commitment to 9/11 Workers Posted September 10, 2007 under General News
- Tropicana Workers Deal a Winning Hand Posted August 30, 2007 under Organizing
- Slot Techs Vote Posted August 24, 2007 under Organizing
- Labor Represented on Governor's Panel Posted August 6, 2007 under General News
- 11th Annual Labor Candidate's School a Success Posted August 5, 2007 under Elections
- IBEW 1158 on Strike Against Pella Windows & Doors Posted July 30, 2007 under Organizing
- Thank You Governor Corzine for Supporting Paid Family Leave Posted July 28, 2007 under Legislation
- WARN Act Reform Legislation on the Governor’s Desk Posted July 27, 2007 under Legislation
- Labor Campaign Kick-Off Posted July 23, 2007 under Elections
- Federal Minimum Wage Increase Posted July 23, 2007 under General News
- Legislation Criminalizing the Misclassification of Construction Workers Signed into Law Posted July 13, 2007 under Legislation
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO Offers Endorsements in 2007 Legislative Contests Posted June 13, 2007 under Elections
- Labor Candidate Win in Non-Partisan Elections Posted June 4, 2007 under Elections
- Oppose Fast Track Trade Agreement Reauthorization Posted May 23, 2007 under Legislation
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO Hosts Senator Barack Obama Posted May 14, 2007 under Elections
- Legislation Closing Prevailing Wage Loopholes Signed into Law Posted April 26, 2007 under Legislation
- Boycott Alert Posted April 4, 2007 under Organizing
- Majority of Workers at Trump Call For Union Representation Posted March 24, 2007 under Organizing
- Fighting for RESPECT Posted March 23, 2007 under Legislation
- RU Administrative Staff Forms Union Posted March 20, 2007 under Organizing
- CASINO DEALERS AT CAESARS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO JOIN UAW Posted March 17, 2007 under Organizing