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Profile: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Posted OnFebruary 7, 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: Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress. Watson Coleman is passionate…Read More
USPS Fairness Act, co-sponsored by Smith, clears House
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2020, passed the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382), legislation strongly supported and co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Congressman Smith for supporting our deserving postal workers, and for his long history of pro-labor votes. “I was pleased to co-sponsor and…Read More
State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for passage of PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and congratulates the New Jersey delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for co-sponsoring and voting for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which was approved by the House on Feb. 6, 2020. The PRO Act – officially, H.R. 2474— is the most extensive restructuring of U.S. labor…Read More
Profile: Echol Cole and Robert Walker
Posted OnFebruary 6, 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: Echol Cole and Robert Walker, union sanitation workers whose tragic and avoidable deaths sparked a strike and brought…Read More
Retirees and Union Veterans: No cuts to Social Security
Posted OnFebruary 5, 2020 byCourtesy of the national AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council Alarmed by a Trump administration proposal to make disabled Americans prove they remain disabled and eligible for continued disability benefits every six months, more than 10,300 veterans and retirees have vehemently told the Social Security Administration they oppose the plan. The Alliance for Retired Americans and the…Read More
Profile: Ella Josephine Baker
Posted OnFebruary 5, 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: Ella Josephine Baker, a granddaughter of slaves, who was born in Norfolk, Va., in 1903 and moved with…Read More
Labor candidate Tolomeo joins Stratford Township Council
Posted OnFebruary 4, 2020 byMichael Tolomeo, a brother with IBEW 351, has been sworn in as a member of the Stratford Township Council to fill an unexpired term. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates brother Tolomeo and wishes him great success as he serves his community as well as all the working families of the Garden State. Under state…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Tell Congress to pass the PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 4, 2020 byWhen more than half of America’s workers say they would join a union immediately if they could, but only 10 percent actually belong in one, it’s clear that our labor laws need a serious upgrade. This week, lawmakers in the U.S. House will vote on the H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO)…Read More
Profile: Augusta Thomas
Posted OnFebruary 4, 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. Augusta Thomas was AFGE’s national vice president for women and fair practices. She was a lifelong civil rights…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Celebrates Union Brothers’ Confirmation
Posted OnFebruary 3, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates brothers Craig A. Ford, left in photo above, and Richard Maroko, at right, upon their state Senate confirmations to key positions that will let them continue their achievements on behalf of New Jersey’s working families. Maroko takes his place on the NJ Transit Board of Directors while Ford is…Read More