Union Veterans Council
Honor our war dead by protecting our democracy
Posted OnMay 27, 2021 byThis Memorial Day, as we remember the heroic men and women who gave their lives defending our freedom, the best way we can honor their bravery is to protect and…Read More
Union Veterans Council honors deceased veterans with service project
Posted OnMay 18, 2021 byTime, nature and the weather have taken their toll on the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Vineland, also known as the Soldiers Home Cemetery, and in the original spirit…Read More
Honoring our heroes on Armed Forces Day, May 15, 2021
Posted OnMay 14, 2021 byArmy. Navy. Air Force. Marine Corps. Coast Guard. Space Force. Men and women from all over the United States are proudly and honorably serving in uniform under our nation’s flag,…Read More
Union veterans honor retired veterans on 11-11-2020
Posted OnNovember 11, 2020 byOn Veterans Day 2020, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council delivered union-made baked snacks in the spirit of solidarity to honor the retirees living at New Jersey’s three…Read More
Heroes get military-style thanks at Vineland Veterans Home
Posted OnJune 10, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council and the Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council held a Heroes Celebration at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Vineland on Wednesday,…Read More
Morale boosted by Heroes Celebration at Menlo Park Veterans Home
Posted OnJune 8, 2020 by The New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council and the Middlesex/Somerset Central Labor Council held a Heroes Celebration at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Menlo Park in Edison…Read More
Spirits lifted by Heroes Celebration at Paramus Veterans Home
Posted OnJune 3, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veterans Council and the Bergen Central Labor Council held a Heroes Celebration at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus on Wednesday, June 3,…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 19, SPECIAL EDITION
Posted OnMarch 19, 2020 byDuring the coronavirus crisis, and always, New Jersey State AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council serves those unionists who served America The UVC thanks union members who put their country first in…Read More
House Passes Butch Lewis Multiemployer Pension Reform Bill
Posted OnJuly 25, 2019 by
On Wednesday, June 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, more commonly referred to as The Butch Lewis Act. The legislation addresses the nation’s worsening multiemployer pension crisis.Read More
House Passes Congressman Norcross-Led Raise the Wage Act
Posted OnJuly 18, 2019 by
Today, the House passed the Raise the Wage Act, a bill that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. If the Raise the Wage Act becomes law, American workers would see the first federal minimum wage increase in more than 10 years.Read More