Bear Spray Incident at NJ Amazon Warehouse Shine Light on Safety Record
Internet giant Amazon was urged by a worker advocacy group weeks ago to give workplace safety its urgent attention. After a bear spray can fell off a shelf and discharged at an Amazon warehouse in Robbinsville, sending [...]
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 [...]
NJ Senate Revives Weinberg’s Oil Train Transparency Bill Chris Christie Vetoed
The New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee approved an oil train transparency bill on Monday, reviving an effort that had been stymied by former Gov. Chris Christie. The legislation, S-1883, would require railroads to develop oil [...]
Bloomfield Mayor Venezia Joins Mayors of other Earned Sick Day Towns to Call for Statewide Action
Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia joined the mayors of Jersey City, Montclair, Newark, Passaic, Morristown, and Plainfield, to call for statewide legislative action to extend coverage to all New Jersey workers; Each of these municipalities [...]
Many Poor Schools in New Jersey are Overcrowded
Two-thirds of low-income school districts in New Jersey don't have adequate space to serve their students, according to a report by the NJ Department of Education (DOE). "The report makes clear the enormous unmet needs [...]
Climate Change in New Jersey? It’s Here
Climate change is happening in New Jersey, and some of its impacts are already occurring: warmer summers, more days of extreme rainfalls, and increased frequency and intensity of floods due to [...]