REOPENING NEW JERSEY
Governor Phil Murphy has signed an Executive Order permitting the resumption of non-essential construction. Please click here to read the order and to see what it covers.
MEETINGS CANCELED
Due to COVID-19 all union meetings are canceled until further notice. Please check the website and future issues of The Badger for more information.
NJ AFL-CIO PRAISES SELECTION OF AFL-CIO PRESIDENT TO STATE RE-START COMMISSION
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is proud and grateful that Richard L. Trumka, President of the National AFL-CIO, has agreed to serve on Gov. Phil Murphy's Re-Start and Recovery Commission. As president of the 12.5-million-member [...]
NEI THANKS ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Below is a video from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), thanking both energy industry workers as well as frontline workers. I want to echo their sentiment and thank all of the Local 94 members who [...]
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday, April 28th is Workers Memorial Day. On this day, we remember those who went to work and didn't come home. Sadly, this year Local 94 is mourning one of our own, Brother John Nester. John died [...]
BILL INTRODUCED TO REFORM WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR COVID-19
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 alongside state lawmakers paid big dividends on Monday, April 13, [...]
LINEMEN APPRECIATION DAY
This Saturday is Linemen Appreciation Day. I would like to thank all of our linemen for the work they do every day, especially working during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, it is [...]
DEMAND A HALT TO THE FIRING OF NURSES OVER PPE
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO stands for our front-line heroes fighting the coronavirus pandemic every day. We are outraged by ongoing retaliation against health care workers for using personal protective equipment they acquired themselves or [...]
EASING THE STRESS DURING TRYING TIMES
With Passover and Easter here, I would like to extend our best wishes to everyone over this holiday. I would also like to let everyone know that over this holiday we are thinking about and [...]
TAKE ACTION: WORKERS COMP LAWS MUST PROTECT FRONTLINE HEROES
Frontline essential workers continue to perform their jobs in extremely dangerous environments and are being infected with coronavirus as a result. Therefore, I urge you to take immediate steps to reform the workers compensation rules [...]