Workplace Safety and Health
New Jersey Labor has a seat at the table, Murphy says in naming Restart Commission
Posted OnApril 28, 2020 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO praises selection of National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for state panel The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud and grateful that Richard L. Trumka, President of…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO marks Workers Memorial Day with gratitude, sadness
Posted OnApril 27, 2020 byAs Workers Memorial Day 2020 arrives, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors the memory of those who died or were injured or sickened on the job, and especially those who…Read More
Support union members by ordering PPE from union manufacturers
Posted OnApril 27, 2020 byAs American and Canadian employers of union brothers and sisters slow down manufacturing of clothing and other items, they are ramping up production of personal protective equipment, so desperately needed…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for passing aid package for frontline heroes
Posted OnApril 24, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the state’s bipartisan House of Representatives delegation for voting in favor of nearly $500 billion in emergency aid to small businesses and…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Hudson freeholders for challenging NLRB
Posted OnApril 20, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders for unanimously urging the National Labor Relations Board to restart union elections, hear workers’ grievances…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands with whistleblowers on front lines of coronavirus pandemic
Posted OnApril 17, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands with all workers who speak out when they or their co-workers are put in danger on the job. Several nurses and other health care…Read More
Workers compensation reform introduced to deal with coronavirus crisis
Posted OnApril 14, 2020 byLEGISLATIVE ADVISORY, APRIL 14, 2020 The New Jersey State AFL-CIO has been working diligently on behalf of New Jersey’s frontline heroes, especially those workers infected by the coronavirus. That work…Read More
Action Alert! Urge state Legislature to fix workers comp to aid COVID frontline workers
Posted OnApril 8, 2020 byTAKE ACTION! Urge Legislators to Enact Workers Compensation Reform So Essential Employees Can Streamline Access to Benefits Due to a Workplace Coronavirus Infection Frontline essential workers continue to perform their…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for April 3
Posted OnApril 3, 2020 byApril 3, 2020 https://njaflcio.org/breakingnews/ As union sisters and brothers work on the front lines of every labor sector, battling the global pandemic in New Jersey and across America, the New…Read More
President Wowkanech to discuss COVID-19 relief during Facebook Live session
Posted OnApril 1, 2020 byNew Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech will join U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st District, and New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020, at 11:30…Read More