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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
Labor Counts! Make your voice heard in the 2020 Census
Posted OnMay 4, 2020 byDid you know that census data helps determine more than $1.5 trillion in federal funding for education, health care and housing programs? Join us in this effort to get out the count! #LaborCounts #2020Census. Join the New Jersey State AFL-CIO in ensuring every working person and family is counted in the 2020 Census. …Read More
Dignity of work, solidarity honored at Mass of hope
Posted OnMay 1, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks the Rev. Jon Thomas, pastor of the Parish of St. Monica, Atlantic City, the Revs. Cesar A. Rebolledo and Andrew T. Pham, St. Monica’s parochial vicars, Nick Myers, organist and cantor, and sisters and brothers of UNITE-HERE Local 54 and New York State Nurses Association for the uplifting Mass…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO congratulates Kim on appointment to coronavirus oversight panel, and pledges partnership
Posted OnApril 30, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd District, on his selection to the bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and commends Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on this wise choice. Kim is to serve as one of 12 House members who will monitor in-depth how the multi-trillion-dollar programs…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO thanks Norcross as he seeks federal holiday status for Workers Memorial Day
Posted OnApril 29, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends our Union Brother, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st District, as he prepares to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives to make Workers Memorial Day a federal holiday. The state labor federation respectfully asks all members of the New Jersey congressional delegation to co-sponsor the bill…Read More
New Jersey Labor has a seat at the table, Murphy says in naming Restart Commission
Posted OnApril 28, 2020 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO praises selection of National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for state panel The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud and grateful that Richard L. Trumka, President of the National AFL-CIO, has agreed to serve on Gov. Phil Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Commission. As president of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO, Trumka is known throughout…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO marks Workers Memorial Day with gratitude, sadness
Posted OnApril 27, 2020 byAs Workers Memorial Day 2020 arrives, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors the memory of those who died or were injured or sickened on the job, and especially those who fell victim to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, for which the Trump Administration left all working families in danger. April 28 is a solemn day, a…Read More