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New Jersey State AFL-CIO Testifies Before Assembly Committee in Support of on the Health and Wellbeing of Warehouse Workers at Amazon, Supports Bills in Assembly Labor Committee
Posted OnMay 23, 2022 byOn Thursday, May 19th, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and Lawrence Ben of RWDSU testified before the Assembly Community Development & Affairs Committee on the health and wellbeing of warehouse…Read More
Solidarity Alert: Support Nurses and Techs of JNESO in Fight for Fair Contract with St. Michael’s Medical Center
Posted OnMay 23, 2022 byThe nurses and techs of JNESO at St. Michael’s Medical Center treated patients during the darkest days of the pandemic, and they continue to heal the sick and save lives…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Celebrates Municipal Non-Partisan Election Victories in Bayonne, Irvington, and Long Branch
Posted OnMay 11, 2022 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO hailed the success of labor-backed candidates in municipal non-partisan elections held in Bayonne, Irvington, and Long Branch on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, a…Read More
Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Ratifies 10 Contracts, Opens First-Ever New Jersey Office
Posted OnApril 8, 2022 byMontclair, NJ – The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council opened its first-ever New Jersey office in Montclair today at noon. Workers at 10 New Jersey hotels voted to ratify their…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO and Mercer County CLC Support Starbucks Workers Fighting to Organize a Union with “Sip and Sit-In” Solidarity Action
Posted OnMarch 31, 2022 byToday, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and the Mercer County Central Labor Council joined Starbucks workers at the Hopewell location in support of their effort to organize a union. Workers United is…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Celebrates Women’s History Month and Remembers Alice Paul
Posted OnMarch 4, 2022 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO celebrates Women’s History Month 2022 by remembering the legendary suffragette, feminist, and Jersey girl, Alice Paul. The labor movement of today was influenced in no…Read More
Labor Candidate Ciasca Elected to Burlington Twp Fire Commission
Posted OnMarch 2, 2022 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates labor candidate Anthony Ciasca on his re-election to the Burlington Township Board of Fire Commissioners. Our union brother, a member of IBEW 94, received…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Celebrates Black History Month and Calls for Action
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2022 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO celebrates Black History Month 2022 by calling for action to protect the rights of workers to organize and vote. The labor movement of today was…Read More
Congressman Norcross Sponsored BRAVE Act Passes House
Posted OnNovember 17, 2021 byThe “Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education” Act (HR 147) Helps Veterans Transition into the Skilled Trades The New Jersey State AFL-CIO applauds the efforts of Congressman Donald Norcross…Read More
SOLIDARITY ALERT: Join IATSE Local 59 Brothers and Sisters for a Day of Action
Posted OnNovember 17, 2021 byNJ State AFL-CIO Officers and Assemblyman Gary Schaer will be there in a show of Solidarity IATSE Local 59 brothers and sisters have been on strike for a month…Read More