Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) New Jersey State Council Chair Raymond Greaves has been appointed by International President John A. Costa with approval by the ATU General Executive Board as an International Vice President. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates our brother and commends ATU President Costa and the General Executive Board for a worthy choice….Read More

Eight New Jersey members of the House voted in favor of the USMCA, while four voted against it. The House of Representatives voted Thursday in favor of a new trade deal for North America on a bipartisan vote of 385-41, with a large majority of Democrats voting in favor of the deal, even though the…Read More

The House of Representatives voted Thursday in favor of a new trade deal for North America on a bipartisan vote of 385-41, with a large majority of Democrats voting in favor of the deal, even though the party has long disliked massive trade bills like the North American Free Trade Agreement that the new deal,…Read More

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the budget package permanently nixing the “Cadillac tax”: Working people won a major bipartisan victory today with permanent repeal of the “Cadillac tax.” We are thankful to leaders like Rep. Joe Courtney (Conn.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (Mass.), House Ways and Means…Read More

WORKING PEOPLE COME UP SHORT ON LEGISLATION TO LIMIT THE OUTSOURCING OF AMERICAN JOBS   The last legislative voting session prior to the Holiday break proved to have some ups and downs for working people.  Although the Senate approved two strong pro-worker bills, the State Assembly “held” legislation seeking to limit the outsourcing of American jobs…Read More

Shore Nurses will be having an Informational Picket Candlelight Vigil at Shore Medical Center on Friday, December 20, 2019, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In the last two years alone, Shore Medical Center has amassed $27 million in profits. Shore Medical is refusing to reinvest those profits into patient care or support for the…Read More

Please contact your Legislators and ask them to support S-4202 & A-5936 to fix our broken independent contractor classification system!   Click here to watch the video!Read More

Call center jobs are being sent overseas from New Jersey, eliminating positions that support hard-working American families. And – believe it or not! – certain corporations are getting “job creation” tax breaks from the state Economic Development Authority as a result. If the bills are enacted, corporations can still send call center jobs overseas. However,…Read More

Trade rules in America will now be fairer because of our hard work and perseverance. Working people have created a new standard for future trade negotiations. Labor Federation President Richard Trumka on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), provided final text accurately reflects changes: Make no mistake, we demanded a trade deal that benefits workers and…Read More

Please contact Speaker Coughlin and your legislators to support S-4204 (Sweeney) and A-5936 (Egan/DeAngelo): Stops employers from exploiting workers via “misclassification.”  Read More