Legislative Affairs
NJ State AFL-CIO thanks Democratic House members for voting for HEROES Act
Posted OnMay 18, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the Democratic members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for voting to pass the HEROES Act, a major piece of pro-labor legislation that would aid working families who continue to struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. The 1,800-page legislation passed 208-199 on Friday, May 15. The…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO applauds State Senate for passing coronavirus workers comp reform
Posted OnMay 15, 2020 byUrges Assembly to support infected essential workers and pass the bill The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks the New Jersey State Senate for passing S-2380, which would make reforms to the “burden of proof” standard so workers infected with coronavirus at their place of employment will not be denied workers compensation benefits. The bill, sponsored by…Read More
Tell Congress: Support H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act
Posted OnMay 15, 2020 byH.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives aid for state and local governments, public schools, the U.S. Postal Service, and pension funding relief; keeps workers on payrolls to avoid mass layoffs; extends unemployment insurance; provides more direct payments to working people; extends health…Read More
Action Alert! Please urge state Senate to vote Yes on presumption of infection on job
Posted OnMay 12, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY, MAY 12, 2020 Workers compensation reform legislation for coronavirus-infected workers released from the Senate Labor Committee along party lines Please TAKE ACTION and urge your State Senator to vote “YES” on this bill on Thursday Today, S-2380, sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sens. Robert Singer, R-30th District, and Linda Greenstein, D-14th District,…Read More
Action Alert: Please testify on legislation reforming workers compensation for victims of COVID-19
Posted OnMay 6, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO respectfully urges you to support in-committee legislation that changes the “burden-of-proof requirement” for workers infected with the coronavirus under the state’s workers compensation system. The New Jersey State Senate Labor Committee will meet remotely on Tuesday, May 12, at 3 p.m., and on the agenda is: S-2380 (Sweeney / Singer…Read More
Register NOW to testify remotely on furlough “job-sharing” legislation
Posted OnMay 5, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY Coronavirus-Related Workers Compensation Bills Introduced S-2350 (Sweeney / Pou) has been posted for consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee for this Thursday, May 7 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The legislation seeks to supplement the existing “job share” law to provide benefits for employees and savings for employers from the federal financing of UI…Read More
New Jersey Labor has a seat at the table, Murphy says in naming Restart Commission
Posted OnApril 28, 2020 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO praises selection of National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for state panel The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud and grateful that Richard L. Trumka, President of the National AFL-CIO, has agreed to serve on Gov. Phil Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Commission. As president of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO, Trumka is known throughout…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for passing aid package for frontline heroes
Posted OnApril 24, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the state’s bipartisan House of Representatives delegation for voting in favor of nearly $500 billion in emergency aid to small businesses and hospitals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The bill has already been approved by the Senate, and the state AFL-CIO urges President Trump to sign it…Read More
SOLIDARITY ALERT! ATLANTIC CITY CASINO WORKERS NEED OUR HELP!
Posted OnApril 24, 2020 byAs the unprecedented economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic enters its second month, more than 10,000 of our union sisters and brothers in the casino industry in Atlantic City are struggling, are in financial limbo and are unable to put food on the table for themselves and their families. UNITE-HERE Local 54 is coordinating…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Hudson freeholders for challenging NLRB
Posted OnApril 20, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders for unanimously urging the National Labor Relations Board to restart union elections, hear workers’ grievances and rule on unfair labor practices – activities the NLRB suspended on March 19 in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Under the Trump administration,…Read More