The New Jersey State AFL-CIO invites you to join us as we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters on Thursday, June 13 at the Statehouse in Trenton to rally for a budget that New Jersey deserves.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates our brother John Shinn, a New Jersey labor leader and New Jersey State AFL-CIO Vice President, on being appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers (USW).

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO and Unite Here Local 54 President Bob McDevitt led a delegation of casino and hotel workers today in Trenton to lobby on behalf of S-2986/A-4439—a bill requiring hotels to provide panic buttons to employees for protection from unsafe working conditions, violence, and sexual assault while performing housekeeping duties. We are proud to report that the bill passed unanimously by a vote of 37-0.

Eight U.S. Representatives in New Jersey Co-Sponsor Bill to Protect and Strengthen the Collective Power of Workers

Rep. Donald Norcross, a New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidate, is leading the charge on yet another pro-worker bill. The new bill, the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019, would modernize the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and strengthen the collective power of workers to negotiate for better pay and working conditions.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO invites you to join us at River Front Rehabilitation in Pennsauken on June 7, as we gather in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of RWDSU, Local 108 to oppose the health care facility’s egregious attempts to cut benefits and profit off the backs of their workers.

State Assembly Approves Bills Concerning Prevailing Wages, Health Insurance for Locked Out Workers, Safety Protections for Hotel Employees and Subcontracting of Education Services

The State Assembly today advanced several bills supported by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO. We thank Speaker Coughlin for advancing these measures and all sponsors for their leadership. We also thank the members of the Assembly who voted in favor and all the affiliated unions that lobbied in support of these legislative priorities.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO invites you to join us at River Front Rehabilitation in Pennsauken on May 28, as we gather in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of Local 108, RWDSU to oppose the health care facility’s egregious attempts to cut benefits and profit off the backs of your workers.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates our brother John Costa, a New Jersey labor leader and former member of our Executive Board, on being selected as the International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU).