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In Memoriam: Former Congressman Bill Hughes
Posted OnOctober 31, 2019 byTrenton – New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech issued the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Bill Hughes: “Congressman Hughes was respected on both sides of the aisle…Read More
Election Day Is 10 Days Out: Labor Gets Out the Word!
Posted OnOctober 26, 2019 byWith all the news coming out of Washington and everywhere else, it’s easy to miss that in just 10 days, New Jersey voters will go to the polls to vote…Read More
Federal Legislative Advisory: Pro Act
Posted OnOctober 25, 2019 byEntire NJ Congressional Delegation Now Sponsors of the PRO ACT – Congressman Smith Becomes First Republican in the Country to Sign On 10 of 12 Members of the NJ House…Read More
Union Members Walk for Working Families! 17 Days Left Until Election
Posted OnOctober 19, 2019 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO affiliated unions and Central Labor Councils were out again this Saturday in full force. This Saturday 1,520 union members walked to support labor endorsed candidates who…Read More
Working for Working Class Values, Strengthening the Communities We Live In
Posted OnOctober 12, 2019 byEverything seems to be political these days – from amount of the wages we earn, to the type of health care our families are covered by, to the cleanliness of…Read More
Union Members Mobilize to Increase Voter Turnout for Endorsed Candidates
Posted OnOctober 5, 2019 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO affiliated unions and Central Labor Councils continued their door-to-door campaign on behalf of endorsed candidates this weekend as over 1,085 union members worked to increase awareness of…Read More
Wild Conference 2020
Posted OnOctober 1, 2019 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce the 17th Annual Women in Leadership Development (WILD) Conference will take place at the Hilton East Brunswick from March 13-14, 2020….Read More
Endorsed Candidates: Labor’s Got Your Back
Posted OnSeptember 28, 2019 byFor the third Saturday in a row, union members across the state are knocking on the doors of fellow union sisters and brothers to inform them about this year’s endorsed…Read More
Labor Walks: The Key to Building Worker Power
Posted OnSeptember 21, 2019 byFor the second Saturday in a row, union members across the state are reaching out to thousands of union sisters and brothers who will vote by mail. While the window…Read More
Gov. Murphy Signs Law Enhancing NJ’s VBM Program
Posted OnAugust 29, 2019 byOn Wednesday, August 28, Gov. Murphy signed into law a bill clarifying a previous piece of legislation that dealt with enrollment in the state’s vote by mail (VBM) program. Primary sponsors of the bill (S4069) include Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro, Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson.Read More