TODAY IN THE STATE HOUSE Hours of Testimony In Support of Recently Enacted Regulations on the ABC Test for Independent Contractor Status Determination Presented to the Senate Labor Committee The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks all the union representatives and worker advocates that testified in today’s Senate Labor Committee to stress the importance of the recently…Read More

Congressman Norcross Leads 47 Democrats, Including NJ Representatives McIver and Menendez, in Standing Up for Workers on Independent Contractor Rules At the state level, New Jersey recently enacted positive regulations on the same topic, but the business community is seeking to undo the progress to increase profits at the expense of workers Democrats in Congress are…Read More

SOLIDARITY ALERT ABC Test for Independent Contractor Determination Under Attack Hearing Scheduled Monday Morning to Give the NJ Business and Industry Association (BIA), the Associated Building Contractors (ABC) and “Gig” Companies a Forum to Attack Newly Adopted Regulations The New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges all affiliates to attend the Senate Labor Committee hearing this Monday,…Read More

Legislation to Create a Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding Released from Committee Higher Education in New Jersey is at a Crossroads and the Task Force Seeks to Develop a Long Term Strategy for Sustainability Today A-1326 (Miller / Carter) was released from the Senate Higher Education Committee along party lines by a…Read More

On May Day, we celebrate all that we have accomplished through our labor movement. Throughout our history, workers have fought for the right to organize, for an eight-hour workday, and for safe workplaces. Today, we continue that fight for a better future for all working people. May Day serves as a powerful reminder that our…Read More

Congressman Donald Norcross Leads 47 Democrats in Letter Opposing the Trump Administration’s Worker Misclassification Rule The New Jersey State AFL-CIO applauds our union brother and Labor Caucus Co-Chair, Congressman Donald Norcross (CD-1) (IBEW 351,) for leading 47 House Democrats in a letter urging Acting Secretary of Labor Sonderling to “maintain the strong 2024 independent contractor standard under the FLSA…Read More

We Mourn for the Dead, and Fight for the Living On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, representing a new chapter for our labor movement and for all working people, promising safe jobs for workers across every sector of our labor movement. This victory did not come without sacrifice….Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that tonight we have sent another union member to Congress to represent our one million members and their families, as Analilia Mejia (SEIU) has won her special election in CD-11. Analilia Mejia will be the second union member in New Jersey following our union brother, Congressman Donald Norcross, (CD-1) (IBEW 351) to serve…Read More

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NJ State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech 609-989-8730 cwowkanech@njaflcio.org New Jersey State AFL-CIO Applauds the New Jersey Department of Labor Enforcement of Independent Contractor Misclassification by Fining Micro-Transit Operator Via Transportation over $1.5 Million The NJ Department of Labor (DOL) recently audited the state’s largest operator of micro-transit programs in…Read More