WEC Staff

Here in New Jersey, huge sums of money will have to be spent to clean up the Passaic River, one of the most contaminated stretches of water in the world. Toxicants in the river include dioxin, a chemical suspected of causing cancer. It was dumped in the water by a manufacturer of Agent Orange during the war in Vietnam. Full Article by John Pajak, Vice President, Teamsters Local 877 & WEC President and Amy Goldsmith. Director, NJ Clean Water Action & WEC Board member. April 25, 2014 - The Star Ledger

New Jersey has the 38th-worst unemployment rate in the nation, and for construction workers the jobless rate is even worse. At the same time, thousands of school children, their teachers and other staff face serious health and safety hazards and poor learning conditions in buildings that may be more than a hundred years old. Full Article by Troy Singleton, Assemblyman District 7 and Avery Grant, member, Long Branch Board of Education and Vice President, WEC March 18, 2014 - The Star Ledger

The recent announcement that Trenton Central High School (TCHS) will be rebuilt is the latest proof of the old saying that "if the people lead, the leaders will follow." Indeed, that has been the case in New Jersey when it comes to providing our children and education staff with modern, productive learning and teaching environments free of serious health and safety hazards. Full Article by Mo Kinberg, Campaign Organizer, WEC and Mike Goodman, President, Trenton Central High School/Chambers Campus Parent Teacher Association February 18, 2014 - Times of Trenton

We may not know for several months exactly how a temporary worker died this month at Amazon.com's distribution center in Avenel, but there is already a lot we know about how companies like Amazon exploit temps and too often fail to protect them from physical danger. Full Article by John Pajak, Vice President, Teamsters Local 877 & WEC President and Marien Casiallas Pablen, Executive Director, New Labor and WEC Board Member December 27, 2013 - The Star Ledger