Governor Chris Christie’s Corporate Waivers Jeopardize New Jersey
The health of your family or small business may be jeopardized by an executive order issued by Gov. Chris Christie that is now being implemented by state agencies. Executive Order No. 2, issued the day [...]
Stronger Safeguards Needed in N.J. Hospitals, Nursing Homes
Should corporate lobbyists decide whether safe equipment and procedures are needed if you or a loved one have to go to a hospital or nursing home? Or should health care professionals make those decisions? That's [...]
Gov. Chris Christie Halted Projects to Improve School Safety
All schoolchildren should be provided with a learning environment in which the roof and pipes don't leak, the electrical system poses no hazards and the classroom air isn't tainted with asbestos, lead, mold or other [...]
Why We are Better Off with Right-to-Know Laws
Why are we safer now? Because more than 25 years ago, a coalition of New Jersey labor, environmental and community organizations took the lead to persuade our state legislature and Congress to pass landmark laws [...]
Corporate Efforts to Remove Workplace Safeguards Threaten Health, Safety, Quality of Life
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 [...]
‘Job Killing Regulations’ Do Nothing of the Sort
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 [...]