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Solidarity and cookies lift spirits at Operation Feed Atlantic City
Posted OnSeptember 17, 2020 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”28″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Nurses bring their healing touch with them wherever they go, and members of Shore Nurses/NYSNA added a touch of sweetness to the Operation Feed Atlantic City food-distribution program on Thursday, Sept. 17, with a donation of 500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that helped heal the spirits of laid-off union members and…Read More
Labor Gets Out the Word: Middlesex/Somerset CLC in pictures
Posted OnSeptember 12, 2020 byOn Saturday, Sept. 12, union brothers and sisters prepared literature about labor-endorsed candidates and the importance of voting for distribution through literature drops organized by the Middlesex/Somerset Central Labor Council. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”30″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]Read More
Video: Gov. Phil Murphy on why Election 2020 is critical for working families
Posted OnSeptember 11, 2020 byThank you to Gov. Phil Murphy for sharing his time and insights in this valuable explainer about Election 2020 in New Jersey.Read More
Pre-Labor Day food distribution demonstrates union values, strength of unity
Posted OnSeptember 3, 2020 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”27″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]For the eighth time in 16 weeks, laid-off unionized casino industry workers volunteered their day and their sweat to help distribute food kits to their fellow workers and the Atlantic City community. “It’s a great testament to solidarity, to trade unionism and the bonds shared among organized labor members,” New Jersey State…Read More
Take Action: Tell McConnell to stop holding the HEROES Act hostage
Posted OnAugust 5, 2020 byNew Jersey needs the HEROES Act now. New Jersey Representatives helped pass it in the House and Senators Menendez and Booker will vote for it – IF it gets posted in the Senate. But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not bring it up for a vote, and President Trump says he will veto it. Meanwhile,…Read More
True colors: Union volunteers care for community at Atlantic City food distribution
Posted OnJuly 23, 2020 byIn Atlantic City, the casinos are open for limited service, bringing back about a third of the workers laid off in the spring. That’s good news. But not far from the Boardwalk, many thousands more laid-off casino industry workers and Atlantic City residents visited a union-sponsored food distribution Thursday, July 23, 2020, because food insecurity…Read More
Union sisters and brothers greet food recipients in spirit of solidarity, dignity and friendliness
Posted OnJuly 9, 2020 by“I love people; I love my union brothers and sisters; I love the members of our community, and it’s a scary time for all of them.” That’s why UNITE HERE Local 54 sister Cate Dziegrenuk continues to volunteer at the Operation Feed Atlantic City food distributions sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its…Read More
This solidarity cannot be shaken: Union brothers and sisters help Atlantic City as food insecurity drags on
Posted OnJune 25, 2020 byAtlantic City may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as some casinos and entertainment venues announce their reopening dates. But July is still weeks off, the reopenings will be only partial, and out-of-work union brothers and sisters and Atlantic City residents are still in need. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”21″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Never fear. Solidarity…Read More
The solidarity continues to grow: Unions supporting brothers and sisters in Atlantic City
Posted OnJune 11, 2020 byThe need remains, but the energy, compassion and solidarity continue to grow as union brothers and sisters dedicated their day to serve fellow union members and Atlantic City residents in need at a food distribution on Thursday, June 11. The food distribution sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, the Casino…Read More
Morale boosted by Heroes Celebration at Menlo Park Veterans Home
Posted OnJune 8, 2020 by The New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council and the Middlesex/Somerset Central Labor Council held a Heroes Celebration at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Menlo Park in Edison on Monday, June 8, 2020, to thank and honor the frontline union brothers and sisters on staff at the home, to thank the home’s administrators,…Read More