April 2020
April 21: Questions and Answers with OSHA
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Director of The Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University spoke about a report she co-authored about the causes for PPE shortages in the U.S, Personal Protective Equipment Shortages [...]
COVID-19 is our World War II – to fight it, we need to reconnect to our sense of social responsibility.
Coronavirus is an existential threat that could inspire individuals, businesses, and governments to act like they haven’t since World War II. In 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt planted a “Victory Garden” on the White House’s lawn, with [...]
April 12: Question & Answer Session with Deborah Cornavaca, Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Murphy
For the third webinar in this series and were honored to welcome Deborah Cornavaca, Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Murphy. Ms. Cornavaca spent the entire hour with us for a virtual question and answer [...]
NJ Must Protect Warehouse Workers Against COVID-19
Here in New Jersey, warehouse workers have been classified by the state as essential workers. It’s not hard to understand why. As COVID-19 spreads, these workers are the ones ensuring that food, cleaning products, medicine, and [...]
April 7: Recap From the Front Lines: Heroism, Shortages and Best Practices
From the current shortage of PPE to the coming hospital bed shortage, we heard what it is like for employees to go to work during this pandemic. Some employers have not implemented or enforced social [...]
March 2020
March 17: Recap Coronavirus: Protecting and Educating Workers
Union, state and federal officials joined us for this webinar to give updates on COVID-19. There was an overview of what is cornavirus and how you can protect yourself, update on actions that Governor Murphy [...]