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Today at the State House: Legislative Update
Posted OnFebruary 24, 2021 by— Workers Comp Benefit Increase for Dependents of Essential Workers Who Died of COVID Released from Committee and Posted for Assembly Floor Vote — Higher Education Anti-Subcontracting Bill Released from Assembly Labor Committee A-3998 (Murphy / Giblin / Verrelli) was released from the Assembly Appropriations Committee today by a vote of 7-2. Voting in favor were Assembly…Read More
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act honors a great New Jerseyan
Posted OnFebruary 24, 2021 byIn 1920, the face of the American electorate changed forever! The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote. This didn’t happen by accident and it didn’t happen overnight. The 19th Amendment, which was signed 100 years ago, took 75 years of struggle, led in large part by the great New Jerseyan,…Read More
2021 WILD Conference canceled because of COVID
Posted OnFebruary 23, 2021 byLast year’s WILD Conference was canceled at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and, unfortunately, this year’s WILD Conference is canceled as well.Read More
Murphy’s proposed budget benefits New Jersey’s taxpaying working families
Posted OnFebruary 23, 2021 byWith the programs he prioritized in his 2022 State Budget Address, Gov. Phil Murphy is putting the well-being of New Jersey’s working families first and foremost. “By emphasizing tax fairness and investment in education and infrastructure in this budget proposal, Governor Murphy clearly aims to lighten the burden on hard-hit families while helping to bring…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO recalls COVID victims
Posted OnFebruary 22, 2021 byState Labor federation thanks NJ elected officials for leadership Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey’s essential workers have labored on the front lines of health care, police and fire, transportation and shipping, construction, retail and service work – every sector of labor. They cared for the dying who were separated from their loved ones, kept…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks senators, House members for co-sponsoring PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 10, 2021 byMembers of the New Jersey delegation to Congress, with one exception, showed leadership and ongoing support for working families when they signed aboard as original co-sponsors of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act – the PRO Act. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd District, chose not to co-sponsor this long-overdue pro-labor bill. Once the PRO…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO commends our delegation for attaining prestigious positions
Posted OnFebruary 9, 2021 byGarden State working families have a greater voice in Washington since the 117th Congress convened, with the members of the New Jersey congressional delegation gaining or maintaining key leadership roles on important and influential committees. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO commends our senators and representatives for their distinguished record of pro-labor legislation and constituent service,…Read More
Take Action: Ask NJ delegation in Congress to pass the PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 4, 2021 byPlease write our New Jersey elected officials in our Congressional delegation and ask them to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act now. All New Jersey members of the House of Representatives helped pass the PRO Act in the House last year. And even though New Jersey’s two U.S. senators favored the PRO Act,…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO supports re-introduction and passage of PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 3, 2021 byWith the expected re-introduction in Congress of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act on Thursday, February 4 – the PRO Act – America’s workers will begin their campaign to achieve the meaningful federal labor law reforms they have been seeking for decades. The PRO Act, which was blocked by the previous anti-worker Senate, will…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors the life of National AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney
Posted OnFebruary 2, 2021 byNew Jersey has lost a loyal friend and a well-respected visionary leader with the passing of John J. Sweeney, national AFL-CIO President Emeritus. President Sweeney died February 1, 2021. He was 86. He served as national president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 until 2009, revitalizing the labor federation’s commitment to organizing, collective bargaining, political advocacy,…Read More