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NJ AFL-CIO and labor leaders proud to join Buttigieg, Malinowski in learning how infrastructure bill benefits NJ workers
Posted OnAugust 9, 2021 byLabor leaders from the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-7th District, on the NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line Monday, August 9, to discuss how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will…Read More
Richard Trumka to lie in repose at AFL-CIO headquarters
Posted OnAugust 7, 2021 byThe New Jersey labor movement continues to mourn our dear friend and leader, longtime AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, who passed away on Aug. 5. For those among us who would like to pay our respects to the labor legend, his family is providing us the opportunity on Saturday, Aug. 14, between 10 a.m. and…Read More
New Jersey Labor Movement Mourns Richard Trumka
Posted OnAugust 5, 2021 by“The entire American labor movement has lost a champion and a fighter, and New Jersey has lost a close friend,” New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said of the unexpected passing of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka. President Trumka died on Thursday, August 5, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was 72. “Rich Trumka…Read More
Musicians Union’s concert gets toes tapping at New Jersey Veterans Home in Menlo Park
Posted OnJuly 28, 2021 byA Concert to Honor New Jersey’s Veterans was performed at the New Jersey Memorial Home for Veterans in the Menlo Park section of Edison on Wednesday, July 28, by members of Local 16-248 of the American Federation of Musicians. The free concert was co-sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its Union Veterans Council,…Read More
RWDSU members picket over stalled talks at nursing home
Posted OnJuly 24, 2021 byBrothers and sisters of Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Union Local 108, joined in solidarity by officers of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and officers and members of allied unions, held an informational picket on Saturday, July 24, while contract talks are stalled with Complete Care Management LLC, the new owner of several nursing homes…Read More
Concert by Musicians Union uplifts spirits at New Jersey Veterans Home in Paramus
Posted OnJuly 23, 2021 byA Concert to Honor New Jersey’s Veterans was performed at the New Jersey Memorial Home for Veterans in Paramus on Friday, July 23, by members of Local 16-248 of the American Federation of Musicians. The free concert was sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its Union Veterans Council, the Bergen County Central Labor…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 landslide re-election, 5,274 votes to 2,920, was announced by PERS on July 21, 2021. It keeps a strong labor voice on the Board, where six…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 the House of Representatives to do so. During this National Week of Action for passage of the PRO Act in the Senate, the New Jersey…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 support of the PRO Act. Your Turn Charles Wowkanech President, New Jersey State AFL-CIO For the last year and a half, Americans talked a lot…Read More
Governor Murphy and pro-labor legislators have delivered for workers
Posted OnJuly 15, 2021 byElections matter! With Gov. Phil Murphy and the entire Legislature up for election in November, let’s reflect on what has been accomplished legislatively under their leadership. Over the past 3½ years, Governor Murphy and the Democratic Legislature, led by Senate President Steve Sweeney and Speaker Craig Coughlin, have passed over…Read More