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Spirits lifted by Heroes Celebration at Paramus Veterans Home
Posted OnJune 3, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council and the Bergen Central Labor Council held a Heroes Celebration at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, to honor the frontline union brothers and sisters on staff at the home, to thank them and the home’s administrators, and to humbly thank…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Ask Gov. Murphy to support HPAE in contract talks
Posted OnMay 29, 2020 byAs almost 1.8 million people in America suffered from COVID-19 and more than 100,000 died, who cared for them? Healthcare Heroes. As almost 160,000 people in New Jersey suffered from COVID-19 and more than 11,500 died, who cared for them? Healthcare Heroes. Heroes who put their patients first, who risk their own health and safety,…Read More
This is what solidarity looks like:
Posted OnMay 28, 2020 byUnion brothers and sisters in Atlantic City lend a hand up, with smiles and energy Though the clouds masked the sunshine, the social-distancing face coverings could not mask the smiles of union brothers and sisters who volunteered their time, energy and elbow grease to serve fellow union members and Atlantic City residents in need at…Read More
Action Alert: Rutgers health heroes deserve a contract!
Posted OnMay 26, 2020 byRutgers University Biomedical Health Science (RBHS) faculty are on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Yet throughout the COVID-19 crisis – in fact, for nearly two years – the 1,400 RBHS faculty and staff represented by the AAUP-BHSNJ, an affiliate of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, have worked without a contract. They are embedded…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Reminder — Operation Feed Atlantic City has food distribution Thursday
Posted OnMay 26, 2020 byUnion volunteers will again gather at Bader Field in Atlantic City on Thursday, May 28, to distribute emergency food kits to fellow union brothers and sisters, as well as members of the greater Atlantic City community, who have been hit hard by the casino industry shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Working families in need…Read More
Action Alert! Urge your senators to introduce and pass the HEROES Act
Posted OnMay 22, 2020 byMitch: It’s time to Act for Working America – Pass the HEROES Act! Our Senators Booker and Menendez Know How Important Passing this Bill Is. Call Them Now and Join In Supporting this Critical COVID-19 Response Bill H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO plans solidarity event for June 3 Day of Action, invites affiliates to act for America’s Five Economic Essentials
Posted OnMay 22, 2020 byALL AFFILIATES: PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE DAY OF ACTION TOOLKIT. As America reopens after the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, it’s critical that working families be protected on the job, in stores, and everywhere people congregate. That’s why the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is joining with the National AFL-CIO on June 3 in a Day of…Read More
Solidarity Alert: Operation Feed Atlantic City has food distribution May 28
Posted OnMay 21, 2020 byA generous donation of baked goods coordinated by the Bakery Confectionery Tobacco and Grain Millers International Union will be the highlight of a food distribution sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Union volunteers will again gather at Bader…Read More
NJ State AFL-CIO thanks Democratic House members for voting for HEROES Act
Posted OnMay 18, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the Democratic members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for voting to pass the HEROES Act, a major piece of pro-labor legislation that would aid working families who continue to struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. The 1,800-page legislation passed 208-199 on Friday, May 15. The…Read More
Every vote counts as NJ State AFL-CIO celebrates 1,090 Labor Candidate victories
Posted OnMay 18, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Weldon Montague, a Labor 2020 candidate and union brother with CWA 1037, who won a nail-biter of an election to an at-large seat on the City of Orange Township Council. On May 12, Brother Weldon was up by only one vote. When the final vote-by-mail ballots were received and…Read More