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Union values restored American greatness after 9/11
Posted OnSeptember 9, 2021 byAmericans who witnessed the horrors of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon cannot forget the images of the planes hitting the Twin Towers and our military’s home, and of the devastation that followed. Twenty years later, we at the New Jersey State AFL-CIO also remember the vivid images…Read More
AFSCME New Jersey strikes at SERV for unfair labor practices
Posted OnSeptember 6, 2021 byAFSCME New Jersey Council 63 brothers and sisters, joined by labor leaders and rank-and-file members from the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and affiliated unions, plus New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other top state elected officials, held a one-day unfair labor practice strike on Labor Day 2021 at the SERV Mercer County office. “It’s unthinkable…Read More
Atlantic City Labor Museum showcases Labor’s importance
Posted OnSeptember 4, 2021 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”53″ display=”pro_imagebrowser”]Ever since the grand opening of the Atlantic City Labor Museum, everyone who visits Boardwalk Hall is seeing how the history of the city and the history of the men and women who built it and still operate and maintain it are one and the same. “Every bit of Atlantic City’s greatness…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO, lawmakers join AFSCME members in rally for contract
Posted OnAugust 26, 2021 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”49″ display=”pro_imagebrowser”]Labor leaders and rank-and file members from the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, pro-labor state legislators and AFSCME New Jersey Council 63 members staged a picket line and rally outside SERV headquarters in Ewing on Thursday, August 26, 2021, to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations. AFSCME, representing…Read More
Elizabeth H. Shuler elected first woman president of AFL-CIO
Posted OnAugust 20, 2021 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Elizabeth H. Shuler on her election as the first woman president of the AFL-CIO, and Fred Redmond as the first African American to serve as secretary-treasurer. The National AFL-CIO Executive Council on Friday, August 20, elected Acting President and Secretary-Treasurer Shuler, an IBEW sister, to complete the term of…Read More
Gallery: 25th Annual Labor Candidates School
Posted OnAugust 17, 2021 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to dedicate the 25th Annual Labor Candidates School in honor of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, our leader and friend who dedicated his life to improving the lives and working conditions of every American. President Trumka was an enthusiastic supporter of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidates…Read More
Labor Candidates School graduates are primed for election success
Posted OnAugust 15, 2021 byAfter a weekend of exciting, interesting and engaging classes and workshops, some 30 New Jersey union brothers and sisters are better prepared to succeed as candidates for elected office, thanks to the New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s 25th Annual Labor Candidates School. The two-day school was dedicated to the memory of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka,…Read More
Labor Candidates School focuses on People Power
Posted OnAugust 15, 2021 byThe power of people – an enthusiastic group of them – is a key to successful campaigns for office and for continuing success after Election Day, the union brothers and sisters participating in the 25th Annual Labor Candidates School learned during the school’s second day on Sunday, August 15, 2021. IBEW 269 Assistant Business Manager/President…Read More
Labor Candidates School participants learn 21st century digital strategies
Posted OnAugust 15, 2021 byWith social media and mobile platforms the primary communications tools of our modern day, participants in the New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s 25th Annual Labor Candidates School learned how to leverage them for successful political campaigns during the school’s second day. After a warm welcome on Sunday, August 15, 2021, by Middlesex/Somerset Central Labor Council President…Read More
Labor Candidates School participants learn to speak … and listen
Posted OnAugust 14, 2021 byParticipants in the New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s 25th Annual Labor Candidates School concluded their first day on Saturday, August 14, 2021, with a greater sense of how to connect with voters and how to listen and adapt. The participants, representing and supported by their unions in every sector of labor, were instructed and mentored by…Read More