March 2012
DEP Waiver Rule is a Threat
Most New Jersey residents take it for granted that "someone" is protecting our health from toxic chemicals in our drinking water or the air we breathe. Or from unsafe pesticides or radiation. Or from preventable [...]
Six Major Labor Organizations Join Lawsuit Against Governor Christie’s DEP; Says He Endangers Public Safeguards
The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC), which includes major labor unions, as well as community, and environmental allies, announced today at a Trenton press conference that it was joining a lawsuit against the New [...]
Environmental and Labor Groups Blast Gov. Christie for Waiver Rule
Responding to issuance of a final rule by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encouraging DEP to grant waivers to corporations seeking to avoid health and environmental safeguards, environmental and labor organizations issued [...]
Human Climate in NJ Sacrificed for Better Business Climate
At a time when Wall Street has devastated American jobs and small businesses, it is now involved in a new kind of "hostile takeover." This time, it's the state agencies that protect us as workers, [...]
February 2012
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 [...]
January 2012
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 [...]