Monthly Archives: March 2012

DEP Waiver Rule is a Threat

Most New Jersey residents take it for granted that "someone" is protecting our health from toxic chemicals in our drinking water or the air we breathe. Or from unsafe pesticides or radiation. Or from preventable disasters like the BP Gulf Coast oil spill or the recent nuclear meltdown in Japan. Unless New Jersey communities speak up, however, that "someone" will no longer be providing those vital safeguards. Full Article by Debra Coyle McFadden, Assistant Director, WEC March 31, 2012 - Courier Post (of Camden)

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Six Major Labor Organizations Join Lawsuit Against Governor Christie’s DEP; Says He Endangers Public Safeguards

The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC), which includes major labor unions, as well as community, and environmental allies, announced today at a Trenton press conference that it was joining a lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's new "waiver rule". WEC issued this statement: "Gov. Christie's administration is going one agency at a time to roll out new rules allowing corporations to violate state laws. These new rules will jeopardize safeguards that protect all of us - at work, at home, and in our community. See the Press Release here

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Environmental and Labor Groups Blast Gov. Christie for Waiver Rule

Responding to issuance of a final rule by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encouraging DEP to grant waivers to corporations seeking to avoid health and environmental safeguards, environmental and labor organizations issued this joint statement: Governor Christie has directed his Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to adopt a "waiver rule" that allows the DEP to gut important environmental, workplace safety, and public health protections at the behest of powerful corporations and special interests. See the Press Release here

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Human Climate in NJ Sacrificed for Better Business Climate

At a time when Wall Street has devastated American jobs and small businesses, it is now involved in a new kind of "hostile takeover." This time, it's the state agencies that protect us as workers, consumers and community residents. Full Article by Moriah Kinberg, Campaign Organizer, WEC March 7, 2012 - The Record

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Work Environment Council

The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is an alliance of labor, community, and environmental organizations working together for safe, secure jobs, and a healthy, sustainable environment.

WEC links workers, communities, and environmentalists through training, technical assistance, grassroots organizing, and public policy campaigns to promote dialogue, collaboration, and joint action. Formed in 1986, WEC is the nation’s oldest state labor/environmental (or “blue/green”) coalition.

State affiliate of:

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CONTACT INFO

New Jersey Work Environment Council
172 W State Street
Second Floor
Trenton, NJ
08608

Phone: 609.882.6100
Email: [email protected]

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