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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
State Senate passes emergency package of coronavirus legislation
Posted OnMarch 19, 2020 byTODAY IN THE STATE HOUSE, MARCH 19, 2020 Today the State Senate passed over two dozen bills to assist residents, workers and businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Of particular interest to the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its members are bills assisting workers. The below coronavirus-related bills, which have passed the Assembly, passed the Senate…Read More
Profile: Elizabeth Almira Allen
Posted OnMarch 19, 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: Elizabeth Almira Allen, a teachers rights advocate, was the first woman president of the New Jersey Education Association.Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 18
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byMarch 18, 2020 The president’s 15-day plan Listen to and follow the directions of your state and local authorities. If you feel sick, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider. If your children are sick, keep them at home. Do not send them to school. Contact your medical provider. If someone…Read More
Trumka to speak about the State of Our Unions
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byTune in Thursday at 12:30 p.m. to Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/aflcio/ to hear AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka lay out the labor movement’s response to coronavirus, the action steps we are taking now and how we are moving forward.Read More
Child Care Subsidy Program revised in response to spread of COVID-19
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 TRENTON – Today, Gov. Phil Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson announced new amendments and resources for the New Jersey’s Child Care Subsidy Program. The modifications to the subsidy program will implement temporary flexible enrollment policies and robust payment policy amendments to support New…Read More
Here’s a chart listing your benefits
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byThese scenarios from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development for state benefits and protections. Many employers have their own policies, especially those covered by collective bargaining agreements. Please CLICK HERE to download a printable copy. Read More
New Jersey expands ways to get COVID-19 information
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, March 18, 2020 Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the New Jersey Department of Health, and the United Ways of New Jersey announced today that NJ 211 has been activated to help handle COVID-19 related calls from New Jersey residents. All residents with questions or…Read More
Profile: Juliet Clannon Cushing
Posted OnMarch 18, 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: Juliet Clannon Cushing, an advocate of protective labor legislation for women, who founded the Consumers’ League of New…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 17
Posted OnMarch 17, 2020 byMarch 17, 2020 Union health-care brothers and sisters on the health-care frontlines New Jersey’s – and America’s – spotlight is on union sisters and brothers who work as nurses, EMTs, doctors, medical technicians, nurse practitioners, nurses’ aides, occupational and physical therapists, and in other caring professions. Rightly so. They are putting their personal health and…Read More