Legislative Affairs
Van Drew tries to get Right to Work for Less into PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 10, 2020 byRep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd District, voted twice to put Right to Work for Less into the PRO Act that the House of Representatives passed last week. Fortunately for working families, the effort failed. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is disappointed that Van Drew would take such an anti-worker position. The state AFL-CIO has endorsed…Read More
Malinowski to Kean: Don’t score points on the backs of New Jersey’s working families
Posted OnFebruary 10, 2020 byKean opposes the Protecting the Right to Organize Act A statement from the Malinowski for Congress Campaign The House of Representatives on Feb. 6, 2020, passed the bipartisan Protecting the Right to Organize Act, landmark legislation that enhances working conditions by strengthening collective-bargaining rights. Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-7th District, joined the entire New Jersey House…Read More
USPS Fairness Act, co-sponsored by Smith, clears House
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2020, passed the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382), legislation strongly supported and co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Congressman Smith for supporting our deserving postal workers, and for his long history of pro-labor votes. “I was pleased to co-sponsor and…Read More
State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for passage of PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and congratulates the New Jersey delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for co-sponsoring and voting for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which was approved by the House on Feb. 6, 2020. The PRO Act – officially, H.R. 2474— is the most extensive restructuring of U.S. labor…Read More
Gov. Murphy Signs Law Enhancing NJ’s VBM Program
Posted OnAugust 29, 2019 byOn Wednesday, August 28, Gov. Murphy signed into law a bill clarifying a previous piece of legislation that dealt with enrollment in the state’s vote by mail (VBM) program. Primary sponsors of the bill (S4069) include Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro, Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson.Read More
Acting Governor Sheila Oliver Signs Landmark Anti-Wage Theft Law
Posted OnAugust 7, 2019 by
On Tuesday, August 6, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed landmark anti-wage theft bill S-1790 into law, making New Jersey’s wage and hour protections among the strongest in the country.Read More
TAKE ACTION: Reject Eugene Scalia!
Posted OnAugust 6, 2019 by
The Secretary of Labor needs to be a true advocate for working people. This position should be held by someone who will make the interests of working men and women a first priority—someone who will protect us from unscrupulous employers, set strong health and safety standards and safeguard our retirement security.
Let’s be absolutely clear: Eugene Scalia, the man named by President Trump to be the next Secretary of Labor, is not that person!Read More
HTC and Airbnb Square Off in Jersey City over Ordinance Regulating Short-Term Rentals
Posted OnJuly 26, 2019 by
The Hotel Trades Council (HTC) and its members are facing a critical fight with Airbnb in Jersey City.
On June 26, HTC celebrated the passage of a Jersey City ordinance that places regulations on Airbnb rentals. The ordinance safeguards the wages, benefits and jobs of hundreds of hotel workers in the Jersey City region. Moreover, it protects affordable housing and quality of life for tens of thousands of city residents.Read More
House Passes Butch Lewis Multiemployer Pension Reform Bill
Posted OnJuly 25, 2019 by
On Wednesday, June 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, more commonly referred to as The Butch Lewis Act. The legislation addresses the nation’s worsening multiemployer pension crisis.Read More
House Passes Congressman Norcross-Led Raise the Wage Act
Posted OnJuly 18, 2019 by
Today, the House passed the Raise the Wage Act, a bill that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. If the Raise the Wage Act becomes law, American workers would see the first federal minimum wage increase in more than 10 years.Read More