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Our Time is NOW: Leading with Passion, Purpose & Power
Posted OnMarch 4, 2019 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO Hosts 16th Annual WILD Conference
More than 300 union sisters from all sectors of organized labor gathered at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel on March 1 for the 16th annual Women in Leadership Development (WILD) Conference. This two-day conference featured several distinguished speakers, including Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler (IBEW) and Alice Paul Institute Executive Director Lucienne Beard.Read More
NJ Labor Movement Celebrates Earned Sick Leave
Posted OnFebruary 26, 2019 byStarting TODAY, Workers Can Use Their Accrued Sick Days
As of today, February 26, 2019, workers who started receiving paid sick leave when the law took effect last October can begin taking advantage of their accrued sick days.
Peter J. McGuire Memorial Added to National Register of Historic Places
Posted OnFebruary 25, 2019 by
On Friday, February 22, Congressman Donald Norcross announced that the memorial to Labor Day founder Peter J. McGuire is now part of the National Register of Historic Places.Read More
We Did It AGAIN!
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2019 byOrganized Labor Celebrates Gov. Murphy’s Signing of Paid Family Leave Reform Law
Today, Governor Murphy signed into law Paid Family Leave Reform legislation (S-2528: Sweeney/Diegnan/Ruiz & A-3975: Quijano/Giblin/Downey). The bill extends the paid leave period from six weeks to 12 weeks, increases the benefit amount from two-thirds of a claimant’s average weekly wage to 70 percent of that wage with a higher maximum threshold, and expands job protection to businesses with 30 employees or more.Read More
New Jersey’s $15 Minimum Wage: Everything You Need to Know
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2019 byOn Monday, February 4, Governor Murphy signed A-15/S-15, a landmark piece of legislation gradually increasing New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Once fully phased in, this long-awaited wage hike will directly benefit an estimated one million or more workers.Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Statement on $15/Hour Minimum Wage Law
Posted OnFebruary 4, 2019 byTrenton, NJ—Today, Governor Murphy signed into law A-15/S-15, which gradually increases the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech issued the following statement in response: “Today is a vision realized for New Jersey’s working poor and the advocates that have fought for years on their behalf. Workers…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO Responds to Governor Murphy’s Veto of Pro-Worker ‘Responsible Contractor’ Legislation for Pension Investments
Posted OnJanuary 31, 2019 byTrenton, NJ—Today, Governor Murphy vetoed S-2663/A-4765 (Sweeney/Singleton/Mazzeo/Murphy), which sought to apply responsible contractor provisions to investments made by the New Jersey State Division of Investments. “We are very disappointed to see the Governor reject this important piece of legislation. It would have been a “win-win” for responsible investors and contractors that play by the rules,…Read More
Sen. Menendez, Rep. Norcross, Rep. Van Drew, NJ Labor Leaders and Federal Workers Call on Trump to end the Disastrous Government Shutdown
Posted OnJanuary 21, 2019 by
Federal employees from around New Jersey gathered Monday at Teamsters Local 331 in Egg Harbor to call for an end to Trump’s disastrous government shutdown. This grassroots event, hosted by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and three local federal worker unions impacted by the shutdown, featured several distinguished speakers, including U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Congressman Van Drew (NJ-02) and New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech.Read More
New Jersey Furloughed Federal Employees may be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits
Posted OnJanuary 10, 2019 by
Today marks the 20th day of Trump’s disastrous government shutdown, which has more than 800,000 federal employees either on furlough or working without pay. If you are a furloughed federal employee and work in New Jersey, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. To learn more about unemployment eligibility, click here. To start your claim, click here. To learn more about the effects of the shutdown, click here.Read More
Condolences to Our Union Brother Assemblyman Egan
Posted OnDecember 10, 2018 by
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO would like to extend our deepest condolences to our union brother Assemblyman Joe Egan (D-17), Business Manager of IBEW Local 456 and chairman of the Assembly Labor Committee. Yolanda, his wife of nearly sixty years, passed away yesterday.Read More