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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
Election 2020 is final when every vote is counted
Posted OnNovember 4, 2020 byLabor Gets Out the Word: Middlesex/Somerset in Pictures
Posted OnOctober 31, 2020 byUnion brothers and sisters Got Out the Word about labor-endorsed candidates and the importance of voting through a literature drop organized by the Middlesex/Somerset Central Labor Council on Saturday, Oct. 31. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”33″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]Read More
President Callahan of Operating Engineers lifts Holiday Food Drive
Posted OnOctober 29, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is deeply grateful to James T. Callahan, General President of the International Union of Operating Engineers, for a $10,000 donation to Operation Feed Atlantic City’s Holiday Meal Drive for union brothers and sisters. President Callahan’s generous donation will go a long way toward the success of these two food distributions…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks Murphy, Asaro-Angelo, Norcross for protecting workers
Posted OnOctober 28, 2020 byExecutive Order 192 steps in where OSHA would not The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and praises Gov. Philip D. Murphy and state Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo for forging mandatory workplace health and safety standards for all employers as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the state and nation. The state labor federation also thanks…Read More
Labor Gets Out the Word: Burlington CLC in pictures
Posted OnOctober 24, 2020 byUnion brothers and sisters Got Out the Word about labor-endorsed candidates and the importance of voting through a literature drop organized by the Burlington Central Labor Council on Saturday, Oct. 24. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”32″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]Read More