Legislation to Create a Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding Released from Committee Higher Education in New Jersey is at a Crossroads and the Task Force Seeks to Develop a Long Term Strategy for Sustainability Today A-1326 (Miller / Carter) was released from the Senate Higher Education Committee along party lines by a…Read More

On May Day, we celebrate all that we have accomplished through our labor movement. Throughout our history, workers have fought for the right to organize, for an eight-hour workday, and for safe workplaces. Today, we continue that fight for a better future for all working people. May Day serves as a powerful reminder that our…Read More

Congressman Donald Norcross Leads 47 Democrats in Letter Opposing the Trump Administration’s Worker Misclassification Rule The New Jersey State AFL-CIO applauds our union brother and Labor Caucus Co-Chair, Congressman Donald Norcross (CD-1) (IBEW 351,) for leading 47 House Democrats in a letter urging Acting Secretary of Labor Sonderling to “maintain the strong 2024 independent contractor standard under the FLSA…Read More

We Mourn for the Dead, and Fight for the Living On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, representing a new chapter for our labor movement and for all working people, promising safe jobs for workers across every sector of our labor movement. This victory did not come without sacrifice….Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that tonight we have sent another union member to Congress to represent our one million members and their families, as Analilia Mejia (SEIU) has won her special election in CD-11. Analilia Mejia will be the second union member in New Jersey following our union brother, Congressman Donald Norcross, (CD-1) (IBEW 351) to serve…Read More

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NJ State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech 609-989-8730 cwowkanech@njaflcio.org New Jersey State AFL-CIO Applauds the New Jersey Department of Labor Enforcement of Independent Contractor Misclassification by Fining Micro-Transit Operator Via Transportation over $1.5 Million The NJ Department of Labor (DOL) recently audited the state’s largest operator of micro-transit programs in…Read More

Governor Sherrill Takes Another Step Forward in Addressing the State’s Energy Crisis By Signing Legislation to Expand Access to Nuclear Power The New Jersey State AFL-CIO commends Governor Sherrill for signing legislation today that removes outdated statutory barriers that burden the expansion of nuclear power in the state. S-3870 promotes the construction and operation of…Read More

Special Announcement: The New Jersey State AFL-CIO Endorses Analilia Mejia Today, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Executive Board unanimously voted to endorse Analilia Mejia, in the special election which will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district. This endorsement is a result of Mejia’s proven record of supporting working people in our state throughout the 25 years she spent…Read More

Assemblymen DeAngelo and Egan Deliver Another Law to Reign in High Energy Costs and Create Jobs Gov. Sherrill Signs Bill to Grow Transition Scale Energy Storage Projects The New Jersey State AFL-CIO applauds the work of our union brothers, Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo and Kevin Egan, the prime sponsors of the law signed yesterday that will…Read More

TAKE ACTION: Urge Governor Sherrill to Adopt the Proposed Department of Labor Regulation on the Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors With a May 5, 2026 deadline quickly approaching to approve proposed Department of Labor regulations, please take a moment to contact the Sherrill administration and front office staff and urge them to adopt them…Read More