May 2018
Workers and Environmentalists Stand in Solidarity on Climate
"The labor movement has stood strong for decades under the banner of “an injury to one is an injury to all.” Our organizations have recognized that it’s time we applied this slogan to the [...]
April 2018
Workers’ Memorial Day Rally & March on Earth Day
Intersectional Coalition Calls for Action on Climate & Worker Protection New Brunswick, NJ – Hundreds gathered at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple on Sunday, April 22 to celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day, an annual [...]
Offshore Wind Farm Could Create 75,000 More Jobs, Report Finds
A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) says that new offshore wind farms in coastal states could create more than 75,000 jobs. “This [...]
Construction of Offshore Wind Farms Could Create More Than 75,000 New Jobs: Report from CAP and WEC
Ewing, N.J. – The construction of new offshore wind farms in New Jersey and other coastal states could lead to more than 75,000 clean energy jobs, according to a new report from the Center [...]
Offshore Wind Means Blue-Collar Jobs for Coastal States
Center for American Progress and the New Jersey Work Environment Council co-released a report highlighting the jobs potential of clean energy. According to the findings, approximately 75,000 jobs could be created by [...]
March 2018
WEC Divests from Wall Street
WEC Divests from Wall Street In 1981, the Reagan administration enacted a slew of financial deregulations and tax reforms which made private equity and hedge fund activity significantly more profitable. This included cutting the [...]