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Ready for the jobs of tomorrow? Share your thoughts
Posted OnFebruary 25, 2020 byTechnology will continue to change the way we work, the skills we need, and the types of jobs available, to union members and others alike. Your New Jersey State AFL-CIO asks you to take a couple of minutes to add to a survey on the future of work. The New Jersey State Future of Work…Read More
Trump administration’s politicized NLRB rule is an attack on working people’s freedom
Posted OnFebruary 25, 2020 byAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rule: This rule will allow companies to manipulate the system to limit working people’s freedom to negotiate for fair wages and benefits by hiring contractors to serve as a shield between the companies and their obligations to employees. It is a step…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Call to support our sisters and brothers and our Postal Service
Posted OnFebruary 25, 2020 byToday, Feb. 25, we are calling our Senators to help pass the USPS Fairness Act. Will you make a call? Dial (833) 924-0085 to be connected. You can tell their office that you are asking your Senator to cosponsor S. 2965, the USPS Fairness Act. The Act would help secure our public Postal Service’s finances…Read More
Nominate an unsafe employer for the 2020 Dirty Dozen
Posted OnFebruary 21, 2020 byWorkers’ Memorial Week is coming up in April and the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is soliciting nominations for its “Dirty Dozen” report. This report highlights employers with unsafe practices who are putting workers and communities at risk. Here is the quick and easy nomination form, with only five questions, which…Read More
Profile: Fred Redmond
Posted OnFebruary 21, 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: Fred Redmond, United Steelworkers international vice president for human affairs. Read More
Profile: Muhammad Ali
Posted OnFebruary 20, 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: Muhammad Ali. Universally regarded as one of the greatest boxers in history, he has been celebrated not only…Read More
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