Do you trust Wall Street and corporate CEOs to protect our jobs, living standards and clean air and water - or do you think public oversight is needed? Full Article by John Shinn, Director, District 4, United Steelworkers and a member of WEC Board of Directors September 21, 2011 - The Star Ledger
On September 6, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued landmark New Jersey regulations for safe patient handling and violence prevention in hospitals and nursing homes. See the Press Release here
It's time to kill the phrase "job-killing regulations." It's a clever slogan invented by corporate lobbyists. But it happens to be a lie. Full Article by John Pajak, Vice President, Teamsters Local 877 & WEC President August 16, 2011 - The Record of Bergen County
Christie talks a good game, but hasn't delivered much yet. Full Article June 16, 2011 - Star Ledger
Environmental advocates today painted a bleak picture of what would happen to New Jersey's natural resources if the state moves ahead with a plan that would allow businesses, towns and people to bypass environmental regulations. See Article Here
Advocacy groups in New Jersey are urging the Christie administration to drop a proposed rule they say would be one of the most dramatic rollbacks of environmental regulations in 30 years. See Article Here
Home to a densely packed population and heavy industry, New Jersey has been a longtime leader in adopting strong regulatory standards to protect residents against pollution of their soil, air, and water. That's why environmental advocates sounded alarms when they learned that a bill scheduled for a vote in the Assembly last week would ban state agencies from adopting rules stricter than federal ones without coming to the Legislature for approval. See Article Here
New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) Director Rick Engler issued this statement responding to EPA's action ordering a New Jersey ambulance company to cease using misting machines to disinfect its vehicles with toxic chemicals that have sickened workers. Go to the EPA Press Release. Go to the New York Times online coverage. See the Press Release here
U.S. EPA is interceding in a New Jersey public-health flap that could have national implications, ordering a hospital services company to stop disinfecting its ambulances with finely misted pesticides after a local union complained of workers falling ill. See Article Here
Acknowledging that workers have become ill after exposure to disinfectant chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week ordered a New Jersey ambulance company to cease using fogging machines to sanitize its vehicles. See Article Here