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ACTION ALERT: Ask Your Senator to Improve Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2023 byClick here to ask your Senator to support S-3215, which would reduce the waiting period for striking workers to receive unemployment insurance from four weeks to two weeks and closes loopholes that result…Read More
Today at the Statehouse: Legislative Update
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2023 byBill to establish a “second chance” program to provide apprenticeship opportunities through labor unions for formerly incarcerated individuals approved by Assembly Labor Committee. Legislation to raise maximum workers’ compensation fees for evaluating physicians also released from Committee….Read More
SOLIDARITY ALERT: Support Rutgers Workers with AAUP/AFT, HPAE and CWA Local 1031 for Day of Action Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
Posted OnFebruary 15, 2023 byOur brothers and sisters at AAUP-AFT, HPAE, and CWA Local 1031 who work at Rutgers University have been working without a contract since last summer. We are fed up…Read More
Today at the Statehouse: Legislative Update
Posted OnFebruary 9, 2023 byBills to Improve Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Striking Workers and to Require Public Higher Education Institutions to Pay State Prevailing Wage on Construction Projects Advance in Senate Labor Committee We are…Read More
Labor’s in the House!
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2023 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech Attends State of the Union as Guest of Congressman Norcross Congressman Norcross and President Wowkanech in the US Capitol building Labor is…Read More
Today at the Statehouse: Legislative Update
Posted OnJanuary 26, 2023 byLegislation to Improve Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Striking Workers Passes General Assembly We commend and thank the General Assembly for passing A4772 (Verrelli D-15/ Egan D-17/ DeAngelo D-14) which concerns unemployment insurance benefits during labor disputes. Assemblymembers Sampson…Read More
AFSCME Local 2286 Member Crystal Feliciano Elected to Trenton City Council
Posted OnJanuary 25, 2023 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that our union sister Crystal Feliciano, member of AFSCME Local 2286 and graduate of our Labor Candidates School, was elected to Trenton City Council in…Read More
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 360 President Sam Ferraino Appointed to Woodbury City Council
Posted OnJanuary 19, 2023 byWoodbury City Councilmember Sam Ferraino The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that Brother Sam Ferraino, UFCW Local 360 President and graduate of our Labor Candidate School, has been appointed to the…Read More
Labor Candidate Art Schenker Appointed to Hamilton Township Committee
Posted OnJanuary 18, 2023 byHamilton Township Committeeman Art Schenker The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates labor candidate Art Schenker, member of UA 322 and Labor Candidate School graduate, for his recent appointment to the Hamilton Township…Read More
Labor Wins! Building Power for Workers (Trenton and Perth Amboy Runoff Election Results)
Posted OnDecember 14, 2022 byIn Trenton and Perth Amboy, two of our endorsed labor candidates have emerged victorious in yesterday’s run-off elections for city council elections. In Trenton, Jenna Figueroa Kettenburg, member…Read More