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Solidarity Alert! Rally and picket for nursing home workers
Posted OnJuly 21, 2021 byPlease join the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and RWDSU-UFCW Local 108 in supporting our brothers and sisters who are employed at Burlington Woods Nursing Home through an informational picket line…Read More
Carey Brown re-elected to PERS Board of Trustees in landslide
Posted OnJuly 20, 2021 byBy a nearly 2-1 margin, AFT Brother Carey H. Brown has been re-elected to the New Jersey Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees as State Worker Representative. Brother Brown’s…Read More
Use your social media to thank elected officials for supporting PRO Act
Posted OnJuly 19, 2021 byNew Jersey’s delegation in Congress – our two senators and 12 House members – co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, including two of the only three Republicans in…Read More
Wowkanech: PRO Act is needed to uphold labor laws
Posted OnJuly 18, 2021 byThis opinion article was published in USA TODAY Network – New Jersey. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges everyone to contact their federal elected officials and thank them for their…Read More
Governor Murphy and pro-labor legislators have delivered for workers
Posted OnJuly 15, 2021 byElections matter! As the Legislature breaks for the post-budget summer recess and the political season starts to heat up with Gov. Phil Murphy and the entire Legislature up for election…Read More
Governor Murphy supports New Jersey’s workforce by signing worker misclassification bills
Posted OnJuly 8, 2021 byBy signing four pro-labor bills into law on Thursday, July 8, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration continue to work closely and vigorously with labor and legislative leaders to combat…Read More
National AFL-CIO Recognizes New Jersey AFL-CIO’s Labor Candidates Program
Posted OnJuly 6, 2021 bySuccesses and Achievements Honored with the 2019 Path to Power Award On behalf of our 1 million members, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is pleased to announce that the national…Read More
INVEST in America Act invests in highways, transit and clean water
Posted OnJuly 2, 2021 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the members of New Jersey’s Congressional delegation who voted for the INVEST in America Act, which passed the House of Representatives, 221-201,…Read More
On Independence Day, we celebrate democracy and the American Dream
Posted OnJuly 2, 2021 byAs we mark America’s 245 years of independence, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO celebrates our fundamental democratic principle that every person has a right to be heard. Heard at the…Read More
Responsible Collective Negotiations Act approved by Assembly committee
Posted OnJune 22, 2021 byThe New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee has brought the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act a step closer to passage by advancing it to the full Assembly for consideration. The bill, A-5862,…Read More