March 2019
WEC Statement on Governor Murphy’s Budget Address
Today the Governor unveiled an exciting new budget, promising increased investment in our schools, our transportation, our infrastructure, and our middle class, as well as revealing a whopping $3.8b pension fund contribution. In the [...]
February 2019
PEOSH – NJADP – Nurses – CEFM – Health Officials April, 2019 – Indoor Air Quality Training
PEOSH has arranged to provide assistance to public employers in meeting the Designated Persons Training requirements contained in the PEOSH Indoor Air Quality Standard by scheduling the following training sessions. Staff from the PEOSH program [...]
NJ Needs to Cough Up the Cash to Fix Its Schools so Our Kids Won’t Get Sick
When you think of the word “school” what comes to mind? Overcrowding? Leaking roofs, mold and mercury exposure? Extreme temperatures, windows that don’t open? Inadequate air quality from poor ventilation? How about asbestos, lead in drinking water, [...]
Invest in Environment and Infrastructure, Not Corporate Welfare
It has been more than a year since the Christie administration ended, but it turns out it left one last surprise for New Jersey’s workers and taxpayers, according to an audit released by the New Jersey State [...]
January 2019
New Jersey Raises Minimum to $15
Thanks to the work of WEC and many allies in the Fight for $15 coalition, New Jersey is now the fourth state in the nation to have a $15 minimum wage by 2024. We want [...]
WEC Statement on Comptroller Audit of the Economic Development Authority
January 9, 2018A report released earlier today by the state comptroller confirms what the NJ Work Environment Council (WEC) and our partners have been educating on and advocating around for decades: that our economy in [...]