August 2026
Job Opening: Campaign Organizer
The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is a coalition of labor, community, and environmental organizations advocating for safe, secure jobs and a healthy, sustainable environment. WEC seeks a full-time, experienced campaign organizer. The person [...]
Intern with WEC
Few places bring the labor and environmental movements to the same table. WEC is one of them. The New Jersey Work Environment Council is an alliance of 70 labor, environmental, and community organizations working for [...]
US sees unprecedented number of chemical plant fatalities in past year
Thirty-six people died from on-the-job chemical accidents in the US in a recent 11-month period, “the largest number of fatalities ever investigated by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in a comparable time [...]
July 2026
WEC Seeks Industrial Hygiene or Health and Safety Consultant
The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) is a coalition of 70 labor, community, and environmental organizations advocating for safe, secure jobs and a healthy, sustainable environment. WEC seeks an industrial hygiene (IH) or health [...]
June 2026
June WEConnect 2026
Donate Now Executive Director's Message Today in Trenton the public sector workers are gathering to rally to fight for what is a basic human right - healthcare. Healthcare costs in New Jersey [...]
Ralph Nader News Hour with Rick Engler
Ralph Nader interviews Rick Engler, former U.S. Chemical Safety Board member and founder of WEC on the Trump Administrations proposal to abolish the Chemical Safety Board. Listen here.