Legislative Affairs
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 byOn 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 byThe 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 byThe 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 byToday, 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
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Rises to $10/Hour
Posted OnJuly 1, 2019 byHundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans are getting a raise today, the first in our state’s multi-year move toward a $15-an-hour minimum wage. Today’s wage hike, from $8.85 to $10, comes five months after Governor Murphy signed landmark legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. After today, the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by $1 per hour every January 1st until it reaches $15 per hour in 2024.Read More
Congressman Norcross Introduces the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act
Posted OnJune 27, 2019 byAs we near the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidate, is leading the charge on legislation that would guarantee public-service workers in every state have the right to stand together and negotiate for fair wages and working conditions.Read More
House Approves Rep. Pascrell’s Postal Banking Amendment
Posted OnJune 26, 2019 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is pleased to announce that U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) has offered a bipartisan amendment to the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, allocating $1,000,000 in funding to establish a modern postal banking system.Read More
TODAY AT THE STATE HOUSE: Labor Harmony Agreement Legislation Advances
Posted OnJune 18, 2019 byBill Concerning Sign Fabrication and Project Labor Agreements Also Released from the Senate Labor Committee
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO was proud to join with RWDSU and the Hotel Trades Council today in favor of legislation S-3923, sponsored by Senator Fred Madden, which was debated by the Senate Labor Committee. If enacted, the bill would establish “Labor Harmony Agreements” for hospitality projects.Read More