Stuff in the ‘Solidarity’ Category
Solidarity Alert! Grocery workers must receive the hazard pay they have earned
Posted OnJuly 13, 2020 byBy Charles Wowkanech President, New Jersey State AFL-CIO Since when is keeping food on New Jersey’s tables not essential work? More than 100,000 members of the United Food & Commercial Workers in New Jersey have been on the job around the clock since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, stocking grocery store shelves as…Read More
Solidarity Alert! Urge Congress to fund USCIS and stop AFGE furloughs
Posted OnJuly 9, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges all affiliates to contact their members of Congress and press for $1.2 billion in emergency funding to save AFGE brothers and sisters from furloughs starting Aug. 3. We need to stand in solidarity with them in this crisis. More than 13,000 employees nationwide at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…Read More
Union sisters and brothers greet food recipients in spirit of solidarity, dignity and friendliness
Posted OnJuly 9, 2020 by“I love people; I love my union brothers and sisters; I love the members of our community, and it’s a scary time for all of them.” That’s why UNITE HERE Local 54 sister Cate Dziegrenuk continues to volunteer at the Operation Feed Atlantic City food distributions sponsored by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO and its…Read More
Opinion by President Wowkanech: Honoring the work of essential employees must go beyond symbolic gestures
Posted OnJuly 6, 2020 byThis Opinion article appeared July 6, 2020, online and in print in The Bergen Record and at least five other USA TODAY Network publications in New Jersey. By Charles Wowkanech Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK I have nothing against the Blue Angels/Thunderbirds flyover and feel-good corporate television ads, but in the fight against COVID-19,…Read More
Global pandemic? IBEW Young Workers take time to help others
Posted OnJune 30, 2020 byEven though many members of NxtUp94, the young workers’ committee of IBEW Local 94, have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, they still stood with their community by sponsoring their seventh annual food drive. On June 6, 2020, these young workers sacrificed their time and well-being to donate $8,000 worth of food to…Read More
This solidarity cannot be shaken: Union brothers and sisters help Atlantic City as food insecurity drags on
Posted OnJune 25, 2020 byAtlantic City may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as some casinos and entertainment venues announce their reopening dates. But July is still weeks off, the reopenings will be only partial, and out-of-work union brothers and sisters and Atlantic City residents are still in need. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”21″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Never fear. Solidarity…Read More
NJ AFL-CIO mourns former Assemblyman Patero, a champion for working families
Posted OnJune 24, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO mourns the passing of Joseph D. Patero, whose advocacy in the state Assembly for workers’ benefits and safety put New Jersey in our nation’s forefront. Patero, 88, of Manville died at home on June 20. During his eight terms in the Assembly, he sponsored the landmark 1989 legislation to establish…Read More
On Juneteenth 2020, NJ AFL-CIO stands in solidarity to eliminate systemic racism
Posted OnJune 18, 2020 byOn this Juneteenth, symbolically marking 155 years since slavery ended in America, we must reflect on this ugly period in our history and educate for the future. Slavery is over, but the evils of prejudice and systemic racism continue to grow. Our labor movement values each individual while uniting for the good of everyone. When…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO praises ruling allowing DACA to continue
Posted OnJune 18, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO praises the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), undoing President Trump’s 2017 decision to shut down the program that allows young immigrants to live and work in America. Dreamers can now continue making their huge contributions to our state, our nation and our economy without…Read More
Action Alert! Please sign the petition urging no layoffs for the Coalition of Rutgers Unions’ members
Posted OnJune 16, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges you to sign a petition directed to Rutgers University President-designate Jonathan Holloway and the Board of Governors to stop threatening layoffs and loss of health benefits to our sisters and brothers in the Coalition of Rutgers Unions. These are the worst possible things the State University of New Jersey…Read More