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Working together for safe, secure jobs, and a healthy, sustainable environment.
WEC links workers, communities, and environmentalists
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Recent News
Murphy’s state bank would help working families, boost local economy
New Jersey has an investment problem. The Garden State's numerous credit downgrades, budget shortfalls, crumbling infrastructure, chronic underfunding of critical programs and priorities are well known. The source of these issues isn't a lack [...]
Job Announcement
New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) Executive Director Job Announcement and Description Review of applications will begin immediately and end when a candidate is selected. The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is seeking [...]
Workers and Environmentalists Stand in Solidarity on Climate
"The labor movement has stood strong for decades under the banner of “an injury to one is an injury to all.” Our organizations have recognized that it’s time we applied this slogan to the [...]
Workers’ Memorial Day Rally & March on Earth Day
Intersectional Coalition Calls for Action on Climate & Worker Protection New Brunswick, NJ – Hundreds gathered at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple on Sunday, April 22 to celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day, an annual [...]
Construction of Offshore Wind Farms Could Create More Than 75,000 New Jobs: Report from CAP and WEC
Ewing, N.J. – The construction of new offshore wind farms in New Jersey and other coastal states could lead to more than 75,000 clean energy jobs, according to a new report from the Center [...]
WEC Divests from Wall Street
WEC Divests from Wall Street In 1981, the Reagan administration enacted a slew of financial deregulations and tax reforms which made private equity and hedge fund activity significantly more profitable. This included cutting the [...]