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Profile: Clara Barton
Posted OnMarch 16, 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: Clara Barton. An educator and humanitarian, Barton helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil…Read More
NJMVC extends expiration dates for driver licenses, registrations, and inspections
Posted OnMarch 14, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Saturday, March 14, 2020: TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sue Fulton have announced that because of the COVID-19 outbreak and to protect the public, the MVC will extend expiration dates for driver licenses, registrations and inspection stickers. Effective immediately, the…Read More
COVID-19 Update: AFL-CIO Resource Sheet
Posted OnMarch 14, 2020 byCLICK HERE for a downloadable PDF of this information, with active links.Read More
InfoGraphics from the CDC — COVID-19 in pictures
Posted OnMarch 13, 2020 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”6″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Printable Versions: COVID-19 Symptoms Stop the Spread If You Get Sick Important Talking Points General Information Yuck! Germs!Read More
COVID-19 Update: March 13
Posted OnMarch 13, 2020 byPlease CLICK HERE for the New Jersey State AFL-CIO coronavirus resource page From The Seattle Times, where the cluster has proved fatal Please CLICK HERE or on the graphic to get a downloadable guide. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New Jersey state government Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses…Read More
Profile: Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Posted OnMarch 13, 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: Antoinette Brown Blackwell of Somerville, who founded the New Jersey Woman’s Suffrage Association in 1869 with her sister-in-law,…Read More
Coronavirus update from New Jersey State AFL-CIO
Posted OnMarch 12, 2020 byWith New Jersey in a state of emergency and a health emergency because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and with Gov. Phil Murphy stating that all gatherings of 250 people or more should be canceled, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO is gathering important facts and useful links to help working families get through this crisis. Click…Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy recommends cancellation of all public gatherings of more than 250 individuals
Posted OnMarch 12, 2020 byFrom the Office of the Governor 03/12/2020 TRENTON – New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy today released the following statement: “Today, based on guidance we have received from the commissioner of Health, we are recommending the cancellation of all public gatherings throughout New Jersey of more than 250 individuals, including concerts, sporting events and parades. These…Read More
Profile: Nellie Morrow Parker
Posted OnMarch 12, 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: Nellie Morrow Parker became the first African American public school teacher in Hackensack, Bergen County. Parker was also…Read More
Video: President Richard Trumka tells CNBC how labor is fighting virus
Posted OnMarch 11, 2020 byNational AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka is pressing the Trump administration and Congress to protect workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More