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Christie costs thousands their jobs
Tradesmen and women in New Jersey are preparing for a work stoppage this week after Governor Chris Christie called for all public works projects to shut down for the next week. The shutdown...
AC looks to maintain collective bargaining
Solidarity was evident on Tuesday with more than 300 leaders and rank-and-file members representing various unions joining together with our allies and community partners for a march and rally to...
Public Enemy No. 1
During a political campaign, candidates are often MIA from their day jobs. When you are the sitting Governor of a state these stories usually get amplified. You have to make tough choices...
Vote IBEW in New Jersey
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) will be well represented on the November 3 ballot in the Garden State. The New Jersey State Assembly has Joe Egan (Local 456) and Wayne...
Do Something Active This Labor Day
For some, the celebration of Labor Day may be an afterthought. For activists — whether labor, civil, women's, etc. — it's personal. Every labor leader from coast to coast has put...
NJ Deregulates Phone Lines
According to the NJ Star Ledger, Verizon has entered into a secret settlement with Governor Christie's Board of Public Utilities, to raise rates for land line service 36% over the next 5...
Baraka in NJ; Newark not for sale!
Ras Baraka is to become the new mayor of Newark, New Jersey. His election means a lot of progressives, organized labor, and teaches, all of whom he supports and advocates for strongly. The mayor-...
New Jersey needs a raise.
In New Jersey, the state released a statement which certified the minimum wage increase as ballot Question #2. This question will appear on the November 5, 2013 ballot and will give New Jersey voters...
Ask your Congressman how they voted
We got an email from the NJ AFL-CIO: The "Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013" also known as "comp time" legislation, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of...
Ask your Congressman how they voted
We got an email from the NJ AFL-CIO: The "Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013" also known as "comp time" legislation, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of...