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Kickstarter United becomes one of first tech unions in U.S.
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2020 byFrom the OPEIU press office, Feb. 18, 2020 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, is proud to announce today that 85 engineers, directors, analysts, designers, coordinators and customer support specialists and others at Kickstarter have voted to affiliate with OPEIU Local 153 in New York, becoming one of the…Read More
Profile: William Burrus
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: William Burrus: He was a leader in the fight to reject a collective bargaining agreement proposed in 1978…Read More
Governor announces legislation to overhaul anti-workplace-harassment laws
Posted OnFebruary 18, 2020 byStatement from Gov. Phil Murphy’s office, Feb. 18, 2020 TRENTON — Gov. Phil Murphy today announced legislation to overhaul the state’s anti-workplace harassment laws for both public and private employers. The bill, which was drafted following a year-long review of New Jersey’s discrimination laws by the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, establishes clear language…Read More
IAFF brother Leonard Minkler elected as a fire commissioner
Posted OnFebruary 18, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates our union brother Leonard Minkler, a member of IAFF 3527, who won election to the Toms River Board of Fire Commissioners, District 1, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Len is a 25-year career firefighter. Since its creation in 1997, the Union Labor Candidates Program of the state AFL-CIO has…Read More
Profile: A. Philip Randolph
Posted OnFebruary 18, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: A. Philip Randolph, one of the greatest black labor leaders in America’s history and a key founder of…Read More
Profile: Septima Poinsette Clark
Posted OnFebruary 17, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Septima Poinsette Clark. By the time she was 20, she began a teaching career that lasted more than 40…Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted OnFebruary 14, 2020 byFrom the governor: A workplace reform initiative for state government
Posted OnFebruary 14, 2020 byFrom the Governor’s Office, Feb. 13, 2020 To ensure equity for employees, government training and reporting processes to be evaluated and reimagined As part of the commitment Gov. Phil Murphy made during his State of the State address in January to changing the culture of Trenton and promoting equity for all employees, the governor on…Read More
Profile: Hattie Canty
Posted OnFebruary 14, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Hattie Canty, who not only fought to make sure that working people got paid the living wages they…Read More
Profile: Lucy Gonzales Parsons
Posted OnFebruary 13, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Lucy Gonzales Parsons, who, during the Haymarket Riot, became active in the campaign to free the men. She…Read More