Legislative Affairs
NJ AFL-CIO applauds Assembly passage of bill that increases safety, training and wage standards at high hazard facilities
Posted OnJune 29, 2020 byOn behalf of our affiliated union, Boilermakers Local 28, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks the Assembly members who supported A-805. We also thank the sponsors, Assemblymen Verrelli, D-15th District, and Houghtaling, D-11th District, for their leadership on this issue and thank Speaker Coughlin for posting this important piece of legislation. The bill, which has…Read More
Action Alert! Please sign the petition urging no layoffs for the Coalition of Rutgers Unions’ members
Posted OnJune 16, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges you to sign a petition directed to Rutgers University President-designate Jonathan Holloway and the Board of Governors to stop threatening layoffs and loss of health benefits to our sisters and brothers in the Coalition of Rutgers Unions. These are the worst possible things the State University of New Jersey…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks state Senate for passing COLA for benefits paid to surviving dependents of COVID-19 victims
Posted OnJune 15, 2020 byPrevailing wage and project labor agreement bills also advance The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the New Jersey State Senate for passing S-2476 – Cost of Living Adjustment in Workers Compensation to Dependents of Essential Workers Who Died of COVID-19. The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 38-1 on Monday,…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks governor for signing hotel sanitization law to limit worker exposure to COVID-19
Posted OnJune 11, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends Gov. Phil Murphy for signing into law the bill that requires hotel sanitization standards (A-4131/S-2479), sponsored by Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak, D-18th District, Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight, D-31st District, and Assembly Deputy Speaker Valerie Vainieri Huttle, D-37th District, and by State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-3rd…Read More
Action Alert! Please ask your state senator to pass workers comp reform that supports families of workers who died of COVID-19
Posted OnJune 11, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the New Jersey State Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing S-2476 – Cost of Living Adjustment in Workers Compensation to Dependents of Essential Workers Who Died of COVID-19. The bill, which now goes before the entire Senate for a vote on Monday, June 15, is sponsored by Sen….Read More
Take action! Ask Assembly to pass workers comp reform for our heroes
Posted OnJune 5, 2020 byWe still need action. Our frontline heroes are getting sick on the job, but they must prove that their infection with COVID-19 coronavirus was job-related to get their well-deserved benefits. A bill before the state Assembly — A-3999 — would take the “burden of proof” off the worker and set up a presumption that the…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Ask Gov. Murphy to support HPAE in contract talks
Posted OnMay 29, 2020 byAs almost 1.8 million people in America suffered from COVID-19 and more than 100,000 died, who cared for them? Healthcare Heroes. As almost 160,000 people in New Jersey suffered from COVID-19 and more than 11,500 died, who cared for them? Healthcare Heroes. Heroes who put their patients first, who risk their own health and safety,…Read More
Action Alert: Rutgers health heroes deserve a contract!
Posted OnMay 26, 2020 byRutgers University Biomedical Health Science (RBHS) faculty are on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Yet throughout the COVID-19 crisis – in fact, for nearly two years – the 1,400 RBHS faculty and staff represented by the AAUP-BHSNJ, an affiliate of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, have worked without a contract. They are embedded…Read More
Action Alert! Urge your senators to introduce and pass the HEROES Act
Posted OnMay 22, 2020 byMitch: It’s time to Act for Working America – Pass the HEROES Act! Our Senators Booker and Menendez Know How Important Passing this Bill Is. Call Them Now and Join In Supporting this Critical COVID-19 Response Bill H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO plans solidarity event for June 3 Day of Action, invites affiliates to act for America’s Five Economic Essentials
Posted OnMay 22, 2020 byALL AFFILIATES: PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE DAY OF ACTION TOOLKIT. As America reopens after the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, it’s critical that working families be protected on the job, in stores, and everywhere people congregate. That’s why the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is joining with the National AFL-CIO on June 3 in a Day of…Read More