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Black History Month: Celebrating unity, strength and achievement
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byFebruary 1, 2021 Our Labor Movement celebrates Black History Month 2021 and the African Americans who fight for labor rights, civil rights and social justice, propelled by our shared values:…Read More
Laid-off workers feel warmth, solidarity at Atlantic City food distribution
Posted OnJanuary 21, 2021 byAs the cold reality of pandemic-driven unemployment swirled around the Atlantic City region like winter winds, the New Jersey Labor Movement continued our ongoing commitment to uplifting our brothers and…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO wishes you Hanukkah light and joy
Posted OnDecember 9, 2020 byAs we celebrate the Festival of Lights this week, we pause to remember how solidarity has provided a lot of light to us during this difficult year. As we retell…Read More
Thanksgiving: A time of gratitude and solidarity
Posted OnNovember 24, 2020 byThanksgiving will be very different this year. Our tables may be smaller or even virtual, yet many of us have a deeper gratitude for what we have. This Thanksgiving, we…Read More
Operation Feed Atlantic City Thanksgiving: Photos and Video
Posted OnNovember 24, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO, led by President Charles Wowkanech, and affiliated unions donated funds and their time to put holiday meals on the tables of laid-off workers and community…Read More
Solidarity and hope on Thanksgiving 2020’s menu
Posted OnNovember 19, 2020 byFor a Thanksgiving like no other in a city like no other, solidarity brightened what could have been a difficult holiday for thousands of laid-off union brothers and sisters and…Read More
Union veterans honor retired veterans on 11-11-2020
Posted OnNovember 11, 2020 byOn Veterans Day 2020, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council delivered union-made baked snacks in the spirit of solidarity to honor the retirees living at New Jersey’s three…Read More
President Callahan of Operating Engineers lifts Holiday Food Drive
Posted OnOctober 29, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is deeply grateful to James T. Callahan, General President of the International Union of Operating Engineers, for a $10,000 donation to Operation Feed Atlantic City’s…Read More
Union brothers and sisters care for laid-off workers
Posted OnOctober 15, 2020 byOperation Feed Atlantic City “When hard-working people are laid off,” New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said, “the food we provide helps them feed their children while at the…Read More
Labor Gets Out the Word: Atlantic/Cape May CLC in pictures
Posted OnOctober 10, 2020 byUnion brothers and sisters Got Out the Word about labor-endorsed candidates and the importance of voting through a literature drop organized by the Atlantic/Cape May Central Labor Council on Saturday,…Read More