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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
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 unlawful misclassification of workers. Since the start of his administration, the governor has made it a priority to stop employers from falsely classifying employees as…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 AFL-CIO has presented the New Jersey State AFL-CIO with the 2019 Path to Power Award. Our Labor Candidates won the most elections to public office…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, on Thursday, July 1. The bill, HR-3684, and formally known as the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America…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 workplace. Heard in the community. Heard in the halls of power. And we raise our voices in calling for everyone’s rights to be preserved and…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, which the committee released on a party-line vote, would strengthen public employee unions’ position in collective bargaining by expanding the list of items open to…Read More
Juneteenth holiday celebrates freedom
Posted OnJune 18, 2021 byAs our nation celebrates Juneteenth as an official holiday for the first time, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO marks this day by reaffirming the values of our labor movement: Equal rights for all. Equal opportunity for all. Equal respect for all. June 19, 1865, was the day enslaved people in Texas learned about the Emancipation…Read More