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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…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…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…Read More
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…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…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…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….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…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…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…Read More