WEC in the News

Government officials, businesses, and community members are all coming together to figure out a way to change the future of Camden. The goal is to create job opportunities by the investments made to repair the aging infrastructure of the city. See the Video here

State lawmakers and advocates called a news conference to support right-to-know bills designed to enhance oversight of crude oil trains barreling across New Jersey. One directs that towns be given travel schedules and that everyone along those routes can access detailed disaster response plans. See the Article here

State officials and local advocates met in front of Benjamin Franklin Middle School just steps away from the railroad tracks this morning to discuss a bill proposed by State Senator Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, that would increase transparency and accountability for the public regarding trains carrying volatile Bakken crude oil. See the Article Here

Workers whose job is to evaluate health and safety issues are less vulnerable to being fired for telling truth to employers. The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday widened the state's whistleblower law, ruling that employees whose jobs entail identifying helath and safety risks are entitled to protection under the statute. See Article Here

Workers whose job is to monitor whether their employer complies with standards and regulations are not barred from whistleblower protections under a state law designed to prevent retaliation against employees who speak out, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. See Article Here

Workers in New Jersey recently protested against on-the-job hazards that can significantly harm or even kill employees. In 2013, workplace violence kept an average of four employees per 10,000 off the job in the private sector, but four times that many health care workers lost time at work - and it's trending up from the year before. See Article / Video Here