Women’s History
Elizabeth H. Shuler elected first woman president of AFL-CIO
Posted OnAugust 20, 2021 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates Elizabeth H. Shuler on her election as the first woman president of the AFL-CIO, and Fred Redmond as the first African American to serve…Read More
History is being made daily by heroic women
Posted OnMarch 11, 2021 byThroughout the past 12 months of COVID, women emerged as history-makers in government, business, union halls, workplaces and family homes. From the White House to the house down the street,…Read More
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act honors a great New Jerseyan
Posted OnFebruary 24, 2021 byIn 1920, the face of the American electorate changed forever! The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote. This didn’t happen by accident and it didn’t…Read More
2021 WILD Conference canceled because of COVID
Posted OnFebruary 23, 2021 byLast year’s WILD Conference was canceled at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and, unfortunately, this year’s WILD Conference is canceled as well.Read More
Weinberg’s passionate advocacy for working families is her legacy
Posted OnJanuary 14, 2021 byState Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, center, with New Jersey State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan and New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech. After a three-decade legislative career that…Read More