The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates and thanks Gov. Phil Murphy for signing into law the New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act, which aims to end the corporate outsourcing of call center jobs and instead keep those jobs in New Jersey. The legislation comes at the end of a long campaign by organized labor, and…Read More

TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 21, 2020, signed the following bills into law: S-62/A-2478 (Singleton, Oroho/DeAngelo, Houghtaling, Space) – Requires certain contractors to register under “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act” S-358/A-4587 (Rice/Sumter, Reynolds-Jackson) – Establishes database with certain information about individuals elected to public office in this State S-376/A-3839 (Madden, Gopal/Moriarty, Lagana,…Read More

This letter appeared in The Star-Ledger Jan. 17, 2020Read More

Labor leader Laurel Brennan, secretary-treasurer of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, has been named to the state ad hoc committee on the “toxic climate in Trenton” by its chair, state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. “I’m honored to be selected by Senator Weinberg,” Brennan said, “and I look forward to working on this much-needed committee….Read More

ON THIS SOLEMN HOLIDAY, WE HONOR ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST INSPIRING LEADERS: THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JANUARY 15, 1929 – APRIL 4, 1968     When he was cut down by an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was doing what he did best: seeking equality and human rights…Read More

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THE 30TH CONVENTION OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO   You just can’t miss the 30th Constitutional Convention of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO in June, in this history-making presidential and congressional election year. As you know, the Trump administration and its allies in Congress have attacked Social Security as…Read More

The U.S.-China trade deal fails to address workers rights and cheating, the president of the AFL-CIO says.   AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the trade deal with China signed yesterday:   There is precious little in this deal that addresses China’s long-standing denial of basic labor rights. The deal also fails to address the worst…Read More

Are good union jobs on the horizon in New Jersey? Gov. Phil Murphy sees them just offshore, on the roads and rails, and in people’s homes, too. Among the programs the governor outlined Tuesday, Jan. 14, in his 2020 State of the State Address is an ambitious offshore wind-powered electricity generation system that, he said,…Read More

As of Jan. 13, 2020, several pieces of pro-worker legislation have now passed both houses and are on Governor Murphy’s desk for consideration.  The governor has seven days after the conclusion of the legislative session to take action on these bills. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks legislative leadership, the sponsors of these bills, affiliated…Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Gov. Phil Murphy for signing into law S-3425 / A-4958, an important safety measure for motorists and railroad operators alike, which was championed by our sisters and brothers of SMART-TD, UTU. The law requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings. It was sponsored by New Jersey…Read More