In 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: Paul Robeson, Renaissance man and pride of New Jersey.  Read More

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”   Labor rights. Civil rights. Human rights. They’re called “rights” because they are right, they are correct, because they make…Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District, on the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for which he voted, and which passed both houses of Congress on a bipartisan basis. The labor federation thanks Smith for his long and distinguished history of pro-labor votes in Congress. He is a friend to New…Read More

The costly mess in Wildwood has left American Federation of Teachers Local 1904 sister Brigid Callahan Harrison of Longport, a noted scholar, author and professor at Montclair State University, disappointed and angry. The Jan. 30, 2020, issue of the (Cherry Hill) Courier-Post included a news story detailing the enormous cleanup efforts and expense the Wildwood-Cape May…Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd District, and thanks him and his co-sponsors for proactively protecting New Jersey’s and America’s critical infrastructure from life-threatening damage and destruction. Congressman Kim Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Prepare New Jersey Roads for Extreme Storms WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3,  has introduced H.R. 5700, the…Read More

The Maritime Port Council of Delaware Valley, MPC of NY/NJ and vicinity, along with the Seafarers International Union, are coordinating efforts to help families in Puerto Rico recover from earthquakes.   By now, we have all seen the reports of the destruction Puerto Rico has suffered resulting from several earthquakes over the past few weeks. This…Read More

Please join the unions representing the skilled employees on the PATH train lines as they stage an informational picket in Jersey City to alert the riding public about their lack of a contract. Union families and supporters are invited. Signs will be provided. What: Informational picket to press for a fair contract When: Thursday, Jan. 30,…Read More

Please join Perth Amboy public school teachers as they rally today, Tuesday, Jan. 28, to demand that the board of education ends a pay freeze imposed for employees with more than 10 years’ experience. The rally is being led by the Perth Amboy Federation of the American Federation of Teachers. What: AFT Rally to End Pay Freeze…Read More

The reward for experience in Perth Amboy? A salary freeze. And teachers in PAF-AFT are having none of it. City public school teachers, members of the Perth Amboy Federation of the American Federation of Teachers, brought their demands and their signs to City Hall Circle on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, to urge the board of…Read More

Our brothers and sisters of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge I061 are back to work at Swedish furniture company IKEA’s distribution center in Westampton, New Jersey, after forging a new deal with the company. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks all of our Central Labor Councils and union affiliates for joining our…Read More