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Take Action! Ask your House representative to vote for the coronavirus stimulus
Posted OnMarch 26, 2020 byThe U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday, March 27, on the $2.2 trillion package of labor-friendly bills designed to help working families and restart the economy. The Senate passed the package 96-0. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO supports this legislation, which improves unemployment insurance benefits and sends money directly to the families…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 24
Posted OnMarch 24, 2020 byMarch 24, 2020 A statement from Charles Wowkanech, New Jersey State AFL-CIO President The New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s officers and staff continue to advocate for the needs of union brothers and sisters who have been gut-punched by the coronavirus outbreak and all of its health and economic impacts. Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan and I are in…Read More
Worker-unfriendly coronavirus stimulus stalls in Senate
Posted OnMarch 22, 2020 byA stimulus package that Democrats say is tilted too far in favor of businesses stalled in the Senate Sunday night on a procedural vote.Read More
Here’s what working people demand in response to the coronavirus
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byWorkplace Safety Protections Paid Sick Days Unemployment Insurance Health Care Help Paying the Bills Free Testing and More Hospital Beds A Real Say in Any Bailouts No Layoffs No Wage Cuts No Benefit Cuts No Busting of Union Contracts Workers on Corporate Boards Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 20
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byYou feel fine, but you might still have it Some people may spread COVID-19 and not know it. Some people have no symptoms, or symptoms that are so mild that they ignore them. It’s called being asymptomatic, but it doesn’t mean these people are virus-free. They’re not. Results of a study released by Eurosurveillance say 18%…Read More
Take Action! Send an Email to Congress for IATSE Brothers and Sisters
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byThe COVID-19 situation has become so dire for entertainment workers that it requires decisive action from the federal government. Entertainment gig workers who expected to work for a day, week, month, or season on a production are finding themselves without planned wages and benefits. The bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) is a…Read More
Union Plus COVID-19 updates
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byAs of March 17, 2020 As COVID-19 impacts our communities and workplaces, we are sharing the most recent program updates we have so that you and your members are aware of resources available as well as any program changes that may impact them. Union Plus is working with its program providers to facilitate additional assistance…Read More
Profile: Lillian Ford Feickert
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors women who have made a significant impact in the labor, suffrage and women’s rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Lillian Ford Feickert, who played a key role in an unsuccessful 1915 statewide referendum to gain voter approval…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 19, SPECIAL EDITION
Posted OnMarch 19, 2020 byDuring the coronavirus crisis, and always, New Jersey State AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council serves those unionists who served America The UVC thanks union members who put their country first in times of crisis, and out of respect for all they have done and continues to do, the Council is sharing this information that’s tailored to…Read More
House Democrats lead Families First agenda to confront coronavirus crisis
Posted OnMarch 19, 2020 byTalking Points from Congress From the Office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, March 19, 2020, at 12:06:21 PM EDT The American people need and deserve a coordinated, fully-funded, whole-of-government response to keep them and their loved ones safe from the coronavirus epidemic. Since Day One of this crisis, House Democrats have been hard at work…Read More