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Let’s Honor Our Veterans
Posted OnNovember 11, 2021 byThe truest description of the United States is “The home of the free because of the brave.” Every man, woman and child owes our armed forces veterans from every conflict an everlasting debt of gratitude every day, but especially on this 11th day of the 11th month: Veterans Day. Whenever our nation has called, working…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Congratulates Craig Coughlin on his reelection as Speaker of the State Assembly
Posted OnNovember 10, 2021 byAssemblyman John DiMaio Elected Assembly Republican Minority Leader New Jersey State AFL-CIO Congratulates Craig Coughlin on his reelection as Speaker of the State Assembly. “Speaker Coughlin (D-19) has done an excellent job leading the State Assembly during very difficult and trying times for New Jersey’s working families. He has earned another two years as…Read More
HR-5727 Reintroduced: The Public Service Right to Negotiate Act
Posted OnNovember 4, 2021 byNew Jersey House Members Are Co-Sponsors, Including 2 of Only 3 Republicans Nationally The New Jersey State AFL-CIO commends the members of our state’s House delegation who are original co-sponsors of the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (HR-5727). This desperately needed legislation will ensure that public servants can organize and collectively bargain for fair wages…Read More
TOGETHER WE MADE HISTORY!
Posted OnNovember 4, 2021 byLabor congratulates Murphy, Labor Candidates Congratulations to our pro-labor Gov. Phil Murphy as he achieves victory in the fiercely contested Election of 2021! The New Jersey State AFL-CIO celebrates our state chief executive’s historic re-election as he becomes the first Democratic governor to win a second term since 1977. Every vote mattered in this…Read More
Action Alert! Show your support for Striketober!
Posted OnOctober 27, 2021 byRight now, thousands of workers are on strike for better wages and working conditions. Seventy-four percent of Americans support employees going on strike. Do you? Add your name if you support workers on the picket line! CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME IN SOLIDARITY “Strikes are leading indicators that our country is heading in the…Read More
Election Day Volunteers Needed!
Posted OnOctober 26, 2021 byPolls show the governor’s race has tightened and the stakes couldn’t be higher. We must act now to recruit volunteers to Get Out The Union Vote on Election Day! Please send volunteers to the Central Labor Council staging locations listed below on Tuesday, November 2. These are start times; please arrive early. Keep New Jersey…Read More
Join IUPAT President Williams and Governor Murphy at Mercer CLC labor walk to Get Out The Vote
Posted OnOctober 25, 2021 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that IUPAT General President James A. Williams Jr. will join Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday, October 30, at the Mercer County CLC to personally thank our dedicated union volunteers participating in labor walks statewide. Our national labor leaders, along with New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles…Read More
Murphy praises and thanks union volunteers as they step up the pace
Posted OnOctober 24, 2021 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”60″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Gov. Phil Murphy personally thanked and applauded our hundreds of brothers and sisters who volunteered in the Monmouth/Ocean County CLC-sponsored labor walk on Saturday, October 23. At IBEW 400 in Wall Township, the governor cheered on the walk participants here and throughout New Jersey. The governor was joined by New Jersey…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Support your brothers and sisters in #Striketober
Posted OnOctober 21, 2021 byBrothers and sisters, it’s time to rise up! With thousands of workers on strike, October is now known as #STRIKETOBER. CLICK HERE to see a map of all the strikes happening or authorized across the country. Support one near you! Working people keep our country running through this pandemic. Many corporations are even making record…Read More
Perth Amboy Mayor Caba Builds Solidarity with Passage of Local PLA
Posted OnOctober 20, 2021 byWhen We Work Together, We Win Together Elected in December 2020, it didn’t take long for Mayor Helmin J. Caba to understand the value of hiring skilled building trade union members in Perth Amboy. In June he initiated and enacted a local Project Labor Agreement ordinance.* Caba, a longtime member of the American Federation…Read More