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Remembering Martin Luther King on his day
Posted OnJanuary 15, 2021 byWe honor a great supporter of Democracy and Labor: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was defending the right of public employees to organize labor unions in Memphis, Tennessee, when his life was stolen from him by an assassin’s bullet. His support…Read More
Weinberg’s passionate advocacy for working families is her legacy
Posted OnJanuary 14, 2021 byState Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, center, with New Jersey State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan and New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech. After a three-decade legislative career that put working families first, state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg will retire in January 2022 at the end of her current term. Her passionate advocacy…Read More
Murphy’s plans for 2021 put working families first
Posted OnJanuary 12, 2021 byIn his State of the State Address, Gov. Phil Murphy laid out a road map of active support for New Jersey’s working families. His plans for 2021 will add to his three years of pro-labor accomplishments that include the steadily increasing minimum wage, earned sick leave, expanded paid family leave, and a host of emergency…Read More
Labor Candidates serving working families through elected offices
Posted OnJanuary 11, 2021 byPleasantville City Mayor Judy Ward was sworn in by Superior Court Judge Susan Maven on Jan. 1, 2021. She was joined by her husband, Wick; sons Terence and Jeren; and grandchildren Kyla, Terence Jr. and Tyson. 2021 oath-taking follows victories in November, long service to families For some Labor Candidates, 2020 was a year of…Read More
Biden selects longtime union member for Labor secretary
Posted OnJanuary 7, 2021 byIn a profoundly pro-union move, President-elect Joe Biden has picked Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as U.S. secretary of Labor. Brother Walsh, the former head of the Building and Construction Trades Council in Boston, started his working life as a tradesman through Laborers Local 223 in Boston. “This is the best sign yet that…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO cheers increase in minimum wage to $12
Posted OnJanuary 1, 2021 byThe New Year brings with it a $1-an-hour increase for low-income workers, as New Jersey law today increases the state’s minimum wage to $12. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO again recognizes the efforts of Gov. Phil Murphy and the state Legislature for passing the “road to a $15 minimum wage” law in 2019. “Our Labor…Read More
2020 Labor Year in Review
Posted OnDecember 30, 2020 byESSENTIAL WORKERS, FRONTLINE HEROES Labor’s strength in 2020 brought us all closer together We will remember 2020 forever as a year like we’ve never seen before, with unprecedented hardships and daily reminders of the suffering and death that the coronavirus pandemic unleashed on New Jersey and the nation in a plague that’s still raging. Health-care…Read More
A Union Contract for Christmas
Posted OnDecember 21, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Sean P. McBride, President of IFPTE Local 196, and Jimmy Robertello, Business Agent of Local 196, on their recent organizing victory in Camden County. After 2½ years, this duo successfully organized 80 drivers who are employed by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. These drivers, mostly African American women and…Read More
Perth Amboy Runoff Victory
Posted OnDecember 18, 2020 byLABOR WINS IN PERTH AMBOY Mayor-elect Helmin J. Caba, our AFT 857 brother, and Councilwoman-elect Rose B. Morales, our AFSCME 2269 sister “Once again, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidates Program prevailed,” New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said of the two Labor Candidates’ victory in the Perth Amboy Special Runoff Election for…Read More
Legislative Update: Marijuana, UI, Data on COVID, Anti-Subcontracting
Posted OnDecember 18, 2020 byDecember 18, 2020 Marijuana Legalization and Criminal Justice Reform Advance to Governor Murphy’s Desk. The Legislation Includes Strong Pro-Labor Provisions. Legislation Extending Unemployment Benefits & Requiring Health Care Facilities to Report COVID-19 Data to Protect Health Care Workers Passes Both Houses Anti-Subcontracting in Higher Education Facilities Passes Senate The State Legislature had a busy day…Read More