Stuff in the ‘New Jersey’ Category
Kim advocates for local workers, construction jobs in New Jersey
Posted OnMarch 4, 2020 byFrom the office of Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd District, March 4, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd District, received a commitment from Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett to find ways to increase information for local businesses and workers so they can take advantage of economic opportunities at and around Joint…Read More
Governor’s surgery successful; NJ AFL-CIO wishes him speedy recovery
Posted OnMarch 4, 2020 byFrom the Office of the New Jersey Governor, March 4, 2020 Acting Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver announced: “Earlier today, Governor Murphy underwent a successful surgery to remove a tumor on his kidney. He is currently resting at a hospital in New York City.” The New Jersey State AFL-CIO sends Gov. Phil Murphy get-well wishes and…Read More
Please act now! Ask your senator to vote against the ban on shopping bags
Posted OnMarch 3, 2020 byIt’s make-or-break for the New Jersey Senate to save paper bag manufacturing jobs in the state. S-864 is coming up for a vote in the full Senate, Thursday, March 5, and it’s critical that it is defeated. Why? This bill, if enacted, will ban paper shopping bags, plastic bags, plastic-foam containers and single-use straws, even…Read More
Profile: Leonora Barry
Posted OnMarch 3, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors women who have made a significant impact in the labor, suffrage and women’s rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Leonora Barry. As the first woman paid to be a labor investigator, she rose to high levels in…Read More
State AFL-CIO’s Brennan praises AFSCME’s WOW Committee
Posted OnMarch 2, 2020 by[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”4″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]“Unions need women, and women need unions,” New Jersey State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan said to union sisters at the inaugural AFSCME New Jersey Council 63 WOW – Women Organizing Women – Committee Brunch on Saturday. Feb. 29, 2020. “The greatest equalizer for women is a union contract,” Brennan continued. Brennan…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Wowkanech thanks Governor Murphy for 2021 Budget
Posted OnFebruary 25, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Gov. Phil Murphy for his Fiscal 2021 budget proposals that would make health insurance more affordable for public employees and would invest in public education as part of his plan to lower property taxes. Water infrastructure funding and the Portal Bridge replacement also stood out among Murphy’s priorities in…Read More
From the governor: A workplace reform initiative for state government
Posted OnFebruary 14, 2020 byFrom the Governor’s Office, Feb. 13, 2020 To ensure equity for employees, government training and reporting processes to be evaluated and reimagined As part of the commitment Gov. Phil Murphy made during his State of the State address in January to changing the culture of Trenton and promoting equity for all employees, the governor on…Read More
Profile: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Posted OnFebruary 7, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress. Watson Coleman is passionate…Read More
USPS Fairness Act, co-sponsored by Smith, clears House
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2020, passed the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382), legislation strongly supported and co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks Congressman Smith for supporting our deserving postal workers, and for his long history of pro-labor votes. “I was pleased to co-sponsor and…Read More
State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for passage of PRO Act
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and congratulates the New Jersey delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for co-sponsoring and voting for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which was approved by the House on Feb. 6, 2020. The PRO Act – officially, H.R. 2474— is the most extensive restructuring of U.S. labor…Read More