Click here to ask your Senator to support S-3215, which would reduce the waiting period for striking workers to receive unemployment insurance from four weeks to two weeks and closes loopholes that result in workers being denied benefits. When workers strike, it’s because all other options to get an employer to negotiate in good faith have been exhausted. The…Read More

Bill to establish a “second chance” program to provide apprenticeship opportunities through labor unions for formerly incarcerated individuals approved by Assembly Labor Committee. Legislation to raise maximum workers’ compensation fees for evaluating physicians also released from Committee. We were proud to support A-664 (Verrelli D-15/ Atkins D-20)/ Sampson D-31) and A-4832 (Mukherji D-33) during today’s Assembly Labor Committee.A-664 will establish a Second Chance Program to provide…Read More

Our brothers and sisters at AAUP-AFT, HPAE, and CWA Local 1031 who work at Rutgers University have been working without a contract since last summer. We are fed up with the Board of Governors and administration’s refusal to negotiate in good faith, and we need YOU to join us for a Day of Action and demand…Read More

New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech Attends State of the Union as Guest of Congressman Norcross   Congressman Norcross and President Wowkanech in the US Capitol building   Labor is in the House for President Biden’s State of the Union address to the Joint Session of Congress!  I am honored that our IBEW Brother Congressman Norcross invited…Read More

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that our union sister Crystal Feliciano, member of AFSCME Local 2286 and graduate of our Labor Candidates School, was elected to Trenton City Council in yesterday’s run off-election. Equally inspiring is the fact that Sister Feliciano decided to run for office to represent our sisters and brothers when decisions about the futures…Read More

Woodbury City Councilmember Sam Ferraino The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud to announce that Brother Sam Ferraino, UFCW Local 360 President and graduate of our Labor Candidate School, has been appointed to the Woodbury City Council.  Brother Ferraino has a strong track record of fighting to make a difference for working families. Ferraino also serves as President of the…Read More

Hamilton Township Committeeman Art Schenker The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates labor candidate Art Schenker, member of UA 322 and Labor Candidate School graduate, for his recent appointment to the Hamilton Township (Atlantic County) Committee.  As a former Mayor of Hamilton Township, former Atlantic & Cape May Central Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer, and member of UA 322 for over 40 years,…Read More

    [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”72″ display=”pro_imagebrowser”] In Trenton and Perth Amboy, two of our endorsed labor candidates have emerged victorious in yesterday’s run-off elections for city council elections. In Trenton, Jenna Figueroa Kettenburg, member of CWA Local 1038 will represent the Capital City’s South Ward.  In Perth Amboy, Hailey Cruz, member of AFT Local 857 will be seated as…Read More