Legislative Affairs
New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands with whistleblowers on front lines of coronavirus pandemic
Posted OnApril 17, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands with all workers who speak out when they or their co-workers are put in danger on the job. Several nurses and other health care workers, our frontline heroes in the war on coronavirus, have been unjustly fired for calling out unsafe workplace conditions. We continue to demand that the…Read More
Take Action! NJHA member health care facilities must immediately stop retaliating against workers amid the lack of personal protective equipment
Posted OnApril 15, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands for our front-line heroes fighting the coronavirus pandemic every day. We are outraged by ongoing retaliation against health care workers for using personal protective equipment they acquired themselves or for speaking up on behalf of patients and co-workers amid this unfortunate PPE shortage, and we condemn these unjust actions. …Read More
Workers compensation reform introduced to deal with coronavirus crisis
Posted OnApril 14, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY, APRIL 14, 2020 The New Jersey State AFL-CIO has been working diligently on behalf of New Jersey’s frontline heroes, especially those workers infected by the coronavirus. That work alongside state lawmakers paid big dividends on Monday, April 13, as important pro-labor legislation was introduced. When these bills become law, workers won’t have to…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Congressmen Norcross and Smith for seeking paycheck protection for labor organizations
Posted OnApril 13, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends U.S. Reps. Donald Norcross, D-1st District, and Chris Smith, R-4th District, and the entire New Jersey congressional delegation for petitioning the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to include labor-related organizations in the CARES Act, the coronavirus stimulus bill. Currently, the CARES Act’s Paycheck…Read More
Action Alert! Urge state Legislature to fix workers comp to aid COVID frontline workers
Posted OnApril 8, 2020 byTAKE ACTION! Urge Legislators to Enact Workers Compensation Reform So Essential Employees Can Streamline Access to Benefits Due to a Workplace Coronavirus Infection Frontline essential workers continue to perform their jobs in extremely dangerous environments and are being infected with coronavirus as a result. Therefore, I urge you to take immediate steps to reform the…Read More
President Wowkanech to discuss COVID-19 relief during Facebook Live session
Posted OnApril 1, 2020 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech will join U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st District, and New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020, at 11:30 a.m., to discuss the $2.2 trillion federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and especially the impact its expanded unemployment benefits will have…Read More
Donate PPE to help your brothers and sisters on the front lines
Posted OnApril 1, 2020 byThe State Troopers Fraternal Association and the Health Professionals and Allied Employees – more than 15,000 union brothers and sisters serving as the “tip of the spear” in the war on COVID-19, are asking members of the public, small business owners and operators, and large corporations alike to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 31
Posted OnMarch 31, 2020 byMarch 31, 2020 https://njaflcio.org/breakingnews/ As union sisters and brothers work on the front lines of every labor sector, battling the global pandemic in New Jersey and across America, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is feverishly advocating in the state and federal administrations for union members. We urge everyone to stay safe and healthy. New guidance…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO praises House for passing CARES stimulus bill that helps New Jersey working families
Posted OnMarch 27, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks the 12 members of the New Jersey delegation and the entire House of Representatives for passing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act – the CARES Act – and delivering it to President Donald J. Trump for signing. Thanks also go to New Jersey’s two Senators for voting…Read More
Relief for workers and families affected by the coronavirus: A useful guide
Posted OnMarch 27, 2020 byInformation courtesy of the Office of Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st District Unemployment Benefit Improvements Benefits are retroactive to Jan. 27, 2020, for coronavirus-related separations. An additional $600 per week payment is provided to each recipient of unemployment insurance for up to four months, through July 31, 2020. This would be in addition to standard UI…Read More