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New Jersey State AFL-CIO wishes you Hanukkah light and joy
Posted OnDecember 9, 2020 byAs we celebrate the Festival of Lights this week, we pause to remember how solidarity has provided a lot of light to us during this difficult year. As we retell the Hanukkah story of the Maccabees’ miraculous victory against all odds, we pause to remember all the ways our unity helped our labor movement to…Read More
Going shopping? Shopping online? Buy Union!
Posted OnNovember 25, 2020 byOne thing that never changes is the value of well-established, American made brands produced by companies that treat their workers fairly and give them a voice on the job. Happy holidays and let’s all work together to build a stronger America. CLICK HERE for a printable pdfRead More
Thanksgiving: A time of gratitude and solidarity
Posted OnNovember 24, 2020 byThanksgiving will be very different this year. Our tables may be smaller or even virtual, yet many of us have a deeper gratitude for what we have. This Thanksgiving, we have a deeper appreciation of our strong, cherished union values. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO witnessed with pride how those values brought our unions together…Read More
Operation Feed Atlantic City Thanksgiving: Photos and Video
Posted OnNovember 24, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO, led by President Charles Wowkanech, and affiliated unions donated funds and their time to put holiday meals on the tables of laid-off workers and community members in the Atlantic City region on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”35″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]Read More
Solidarity and hope on Thanksgiving 2020’s menu
Posted OnNovember 19, 2020 byFor a Thanksgiving like no other in a city like no other, solidarity brightened what could have been a difficult holiday for thousands of laid-off union brothers and sisters and the Atlantic City community through Operation Feed Atlantic City’s Special Holiday Food Distribution. Click here for a special video and photo gallery. A week before…Read More
Today at the State House: Police and Fire death benefit passes; ‘Buy American’ advances
Posted OnNovember 16, 2020 byDeath benefit enhancement for firefighters and police remembers Dominick Marino The Senate and Assembly on Monday, Nov. 16, both passed S-487 (Sacco / Stack) and A-2317 (Jimenez / Mejia), which enhances the accidental death benefit of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) for a member’s surviving spouse. Dominick Marino, the late past-president of the…Read More
Union veterans honor retired veterans on 11-11-2020
Posted OnNovember 11, 2020 byOn Veterans Day 2020, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council delivered union-made baked snacks in the spirit of solidarity to honor the retirees living at New Jersey’s three veterans homes — Paramus, Menlo Park and Vineland — and to veterans who frequent the VA Medical Center in East Orange. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”34″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Brothers…Read More
Biden-Harris victory a win for working families
Posted OnNovember 7, 2020 byThey will be leaders for all Americans The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Joseph R. Biden Jr., the 46th President-elect, and Kamala Harris, the first woman and first person of color to be Vice President-elect. They will lead and serve every American man, woman and child with honesty, dignity and fairness. And for that, we are…Read More
NJ Labor Movement makes the difference again
Posted OnNovember 6, 2020 byThough many votes are still being counted, we have much to be proud of in Election 2020. The New Jersey Labor Movement led the charge in saving America’s democracy. And even before a winner for the White House can finally be declared, it’s clear that the untiring, vigorous efforts of our Labor Movement got Joseph…Read More