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Labor Counts! Census 2020 holds the key to New Jersey families’ future
Posted OnMay 13, 2020 byHave you answered your Census 2020 questionnaire? The New Jersey State AFL-CIO and all of your brothers and sisters are counting on you. The census means money. Information from the census tells the government where to send funds to fight epidemics like the coronavirus, to recover from disasters like Superstorm Sandy, and to support the…Read More
Action Alert! Please urge state Senate to vote Yes on presumption of infection on job
Posted OnMay 12, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY, MAY 12, 2020 Workers compensation reform legislation for coronavirus-infected workers released from the Senate Labor Committee along party lines Please TAKE ACTION and urge your State Senator to vote “YES” on this bill on Thursday Today, S-2380, sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sens. Robert Singer, R-30th District, and Linda Greenstein, D-14th District,…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO applauds Kim, Norcross and others for bipartisan bill to boost local construction hiring on military bases
Posted OnMay 8, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and congratulates U.S. Reps. Andy Kim, D-3rd District, and Donald Norcross, D-1st District, for introducing the bipartisan Put Our Neighbors to Work Act on Friday along with Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Paul Cook, R-Calif. The state labor federation looks forward to working with them to put more union brothers and sisters…Read More
Labor is forward-looking. Young people make their presence known via Census 2020
Posted OnMay 8, 2020 byNow that you’re staying home practicing social distancing, why not fill out the census? ✅ You can complete the census from home by mail ?, online ? at https://my2020census.gov/ or by phone ? 844-330-2020. By 2025 millennials will make up the majority of the workforce, so it’s important that we get counted now to make a difference…Read More
Labor is hard-working. Census 2020 is an easy task
Posted OnMay 7, 2020 byThe #2020Census is safe, confidential and easy to complete. It takes less than 10 minutes. ✅ You can complete the census from home by mail ?, online ? at https://my2020census.gov/ or by phone ? 844-330-2020. Join the New Jersey State AFL-CIO in ensuring every working person is counted in the 2020 Census. Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks and honors heroes during Nurses Week 2020
Posted OnMay 6, 2020 byRarely in recent memory has the name “hero” been as appropriate as it is now, during the unprecedented COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is deeply grateful to our sisters and brothers on the health care front lines every day, but especially this week, Nurses Week 2020. We are proud to stand with…Read More
Action Alert: Please testify on legislation reforming workers compensation for victims of COVID-19
Posted OnMay 6, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO respectfully urges you to support in-committee legislation that changes the “burden-of-proof requirement” for workers infected with the coronavirus under the state’s workers compensation system. The New Jersey State Senate Labor Committee will meet remotely on Tuesday, May 12, at 3 p.m., and on the agenda is: S-2380 (Sweeney / Singer…Read More
Labor is women. Make sure every family member is counted in Census 2020
Posted OnMay 6, 2020 byThis #Census2020, remember that children count, too! Leaving them out of the census may reduce the amount of federal funding for programs like Head Start, WIC and more! The children in our lives hold a special place in our hearts and households. Don’t leave them out of #Census2020! Children and families cannot afford to miss out on…Read More
Register NOW to testify remotely on furlough “job-sharing” legislation
Posted OnMay 5, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY Coronavirus-Related Workers Compensation Bills Introduced S-2350 (Sweeney / Pou) has been posted for consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee for this Thursday, May 7 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The legislation seeks to supplement the existing “job share” law to provide benefits for employees and savings for employers from the federal financing of UI…Read More
Labor is diverse. Make sure Census 2020 results reflect our strength
Posted OnMay 5, 2020 byThe United States is becoming more diverse every day. We need to make sure the census reflects our communities and our people. Do your part—answer the census today and rest assured your data is confidential. #LaborCounts #2020Census ✅ You can complete the census from home by mail ?, online ? at https://my2020census.gov/ or by phone ? 844-330-2020….Read More