AFGE Update:  The New Jersey State AFL-CIO remains committed to standing with our members to fight these retaliatory actions against our unions. In our labor movement, an injury to one, is an injury to all. In total, the Trump administration has cost millions of federal employees, who have dedicated their careers to serving the public, the fundamental…Read More

From his first days in office, Trump has demonstrated that he is more than willing to cost working people their jobs, and has been brazen in his open dislike of unions, seeking to dismantle the protections that they afford to working people. The unprecedented attacks taking place against unions, should serve as a reminder that solidarity is more important…Read More

President Trump’s Attacks: A Weekly Update to President Trump’s Anti-Labor Activity August 27 The union-busting attacks that took place this week demonstrate that amplifying the voice of labor is more critical than ever. At the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, we will continue to fight on behalf of our one million members and their families. This Labor Day, we are calling for fairness,…Read More

President Trump’s Attacks: A Weekly Update to President Trump’s Anti-Labor Activity August 20 At the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, each week as we weather the attacks on our labor movement, we will stand with our one million members and their families fighting for them everyday. As Labor Day approaches, it’s clear that the rights and freedoms that our predecessors fought and died for…Read More

What Trump’s Federal Proposed Budget will Cost Working Families  The Trump administration proposed a $163 billion dollar cut to the federal budget for the next fiscal year that would deeply impact the lives of working families across the country in an effort to increase homeland security spending by nearly 65% from 2025 enacted levels, as reported…Read More

U.S. Judge Blocks Trump From Eradicating Collective Bargaining In a victory for union members, a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump from preventing hundreds of thousands of federal employees from exercising their right unionize and collectively bargain. According to Reuters, Due to the lawsuit by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees, Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman…Read More

Vote by Mail Under Attack by the Trump Administration Voting is the easiest way to engage in our democracy, and the convenience of vote-by-mail ensures that everyone has an opportunity to make their voice heard. However, as reported by New Jersey Monitor, the Trump administration is seeking to challenge the validity of vote by mail ballots…Read More

Trump Executive Order Eliminates Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers On Thursday Night, March 27,  in a clear act of intimidation, President Trump issued a new executive order that strips virtually all federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, a decision that will affect 700,000 workers across the federal government at more than 30 agencies. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler…Read More