WEConnect

Welcome to WEConnect, our electronic newsletter, highlighting our work, news from coalition partners and upcoming events.
WEC is an alliance of labor, environmental and community groups and these newsletters provide just one more way to connect and reach our members.

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2022

January 2022 WEConnect: WEC is Hiring! Advance Clean Truck Rule Adopted, Public Hearing – Public Bank, Prevent Chemical Disasters Program, Mercury Floor Update, WEC Membership Mtg. Recap

February 2022 WEConnect: WEC is Hiring! A Message From WEC’s Staff, Farewell to Susan Esposito & Heather Sorge, Public Bank Action Alert and Op-Ed, Transit Equity Day Recap, Jersey Renews Offshore Wind Op-Ed, Good Jobs and Equity Recap, NJ Mercury Legislation, HPAE President Issues Warning, Healthcare Facilities Disproportionately Affected by Workplace Violence, Trainings and Events

March 2022 WEConnect: Public Bank Hearing, Kelly Francis, Workers’ Memorial Day, CDC Masking Update

April 2022 WEConnect: Workers’ Memorial Day Recap, OSHA Heat NEP, Mercury Floors, Green Jobs, Welcome Nikki Baker, Welcome Alycia Bertles

2021

December 2021 WEConnect: WEC is Hiring! Advance Clean Truck Rule Adopted, Public Hearing – Public Bank, Prevent Chemical Disasters Program, Mercury Floor Update, WEC Membership Mtg. Recap

November 2021 WEConnect: Public Bank Hearing, WEC Membership Mtg., OSH Training, Farewell Berenice, OSHA ETS, Money for Schools

October 2021 WEConnect: Good, Green Jobs, COSHCON 2021, CDC Booster Shot Recommendations, Striketober, Heat Stress Standard, CSB Congressional Hearing

September 2021 WEConnect: NJ Wind Port Groundbreaking, Green Infrastructure and Public Banking, Saving Lives, Protecting Workers re-launch, Ida Devastation, New Vaccine Mandate, CDC Study on Unvaccinated Mortality

August 2021 WEConnect: Hottest July on Record, Internship Opportunity, WEC Comments to EPA, Saving Lives, Protecting Workers Returns, Training Opportunities, Masks Required in Schools, Delta Variant, Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, School Underfunding, New York City Public Bank

July 2021 WEConnect: Delta Variant, Classroom Temperature Controls, Chemical Safety Review Board, Absurd Inequality, Energy Costs, Electric Trucks, COVID trainings

June 2021 WEConnect: Paterson EA Fight for H&S, New EPA Chemical Safety Rule, San Francisco & Public Bank, COVID Training

May 2021 WEConnect: WEC Awards Celebration June 16, Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, NYC & Public Bank, Welcome Walter Diaz, COVID Trainings

April 2021 WEConnect: Public Bank, WEC 2020 Year in Review, Offshore Wind, Vaccine Resources & More

March 2021 WEConnect: Public Bank NOW, Right to Know, COVID Updates, Pro-Act, Vaccine Resources & More

February 2021 WEConnect: Green Economy Council, Public Bank Webinar, COVID Updates, Time 4 Turbines Recap & More

January 2021 WEConnect: WEC + National Award, Time for Turbines, Transit Equity Day, COVID Vaccine, Public Bank, OSW Op-ed

Archived Issues of WEConnect

December 2020 WEConnect: WEC Needs You, EDA Bad Deal, Jim MoranTime for Turbines, Mercury Flooring Update, Meatpacking Workers at Risk

November 2020 WEConnect: Welcome New Members, Training Opportunities, School Cleaning Hazards, & Just, Green Recovery

October 2020 WEConnect: COVID Workplace Protection EO, COSHCON, Highway Robbery & Driving Green Jobs

September 2020 WEConnect: Millionaire’s Tax Bill Signed, Laundry Workers Rally, CDC Disappearing Guidelines, & HSN Conference

August 2020 WEConnect: Whistleblower Complaints Up, School Reopening, Just Green Recovery & HSN Conference Announcement

July 2020 WEConnect: WEC Sues EPA, School Reopening Guidance & Public Banking

June 2020 WEConnect: Offshore Wind Announcement, SDA Tests Floors, Public Bank

May 2020 WEConnect: Racial & Worker Justice, COVID-19 Updates, Education Perils, EPA Attacks Science

April 2020 WEConnect: Remembering Dominick Marino, COVID-19 Saving Lives, Protecting Workers, Warehouse Workers Protections Needed, WMD Recap

March 2020 WEConnect: COVID-19 Informing & Protecting Workers, Enhanced Cleaning Dangers, NJ Transit COVID-19 Bailout, Virtual Classrooms

February 2020 WEConnect: Coronavirus, NJ DOH Announces New Guidance on Mercury Floors, Gov.’s Budget, Transit Equity Day Recap

January 202 WEConnect: Gov Murphy signs EV Bill, NJ mandates severance pay, and the Oil Train Safety Bill is Derailed

December 2019 WEConnect: 2019 Year in Review, Worker Violence Protections One Step Closer, & WEC Continues Pressure on Mercury in Floors

November 2019 WEConnect: Dec 10 WEC Annual Membership Meeting, NJ leads in offshore wind & public banking, Trump rolls back safety standards as another worker dies on the job

October 2019 WEConnect: Sandy and Toxics, PES Refinery Explosion Update, EV Lobby Day, Lead in Water Action, & College Affordability Act and WEC Dinner

September 2019 WEConnect: New school in Trenton, Workers fight for better conditions, labor and enviros team up on energy planning

August 2019 WEConnect: NJ’s offshore wind conference, SDA takes action on mercury in school floors, and Gov Murphy extends medical for first responders.

June 2019 WEConnect: Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, NJ Makes History with Offshore Wind Project, Millionaires Tax, ELC sues over SDA   funding, 9/11 Worker Compensation Fund, Equity in Electrifying Transportation

May 2019 WEConnect: Workers’ Memorial Day Recap, Cancer Free Economy Training, University Hospital: New Leadership but Same Financial Problems, Jersey Renews Lead in calls for Electric Vehicles, Organizing for Tax Fairness

April 2019 WEConnect: Workers Memorial Day, Economic Development Authority Corruption, Mercury in NJ Schools & More!

March 2019 WEConnect: Oil Train Safety Bill Update; $15 Minimum Wage is Here; EDA Audit; SDA Funding

12/07/2018 WEConnect: WEC Announces new Director, 2018 Awards Dinner Recap, Clean $15, Amazon Sickens Warehouse Workers

10/23/2018 WEConnect: Awards Dinner, Offshore Wind Development, Public Bank, Welcome Heather Sorge, Preventing Workplace Violence

09/06/2018 WEConnect: Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice, 2018 Awards Dinner, Warehouse Workers Deserve Better, Listen to Young People

06/29/2018 WEConnect: OurTurn, Electrification of NJ Transit, RMP Amendments Rescinded, Rising Star Nomination

05/09/2018 WEConnect: Job Announcement and Goodbye, Workers’ Memorial Day, Earned Sick Days, Dirty Dozen Employers, Worker Misclassification, Upcoming Trainings

04/20/2018 WEConnect: Workers’ Memorial Day, Free Film Screening, Offshore Wind Jobs, Upcoming Trainings

03/30/2018 WEConnect: Workers’ Memorial Day, Electrify Transportation, Oil Train Safety Bill, Public Need Over Corporate Greed

02/21/2018 WEConnect:  Health & Safety in Our Schools, Jersey City Rally, Chemical Facility Safety, Train-the-Trainer, Toxic Legacy in Pompton Lakes

01/25/2018 WEConnect: WEC Top 10 List for Health & Safety, Chemical Hazards Webinar, Jersey City Rally for Transit, Train-The-Trainer for Tackling Inequality

12/8/2017: WEConnect: WEC Member Meeting, Rail Bridge Report, Public Need Over Corporate Greed Training

11/21/2017: WEConnect: WEC Awards Dinner, Transition Appointments, Asbestos in Schools, Worker Fatality Database, Upcoming Trainings

10/19/2017: WEConnect: Acting on Climate, WEC Awards Dinner, Right to Know, Mold in Schools, Federal Appointments, HazCom Training

09/15/2017: WEConnect: WEC Awards Dinner, Job Training Event, Hurricane Hazards, Public Programs, Emergent Repairs, Lead Testing

08/15/2017: WEConnect: Offshore Wind Events, Remembering Adrienne Markowitz, Public Program, RMP Update, Addressing Inequality

07/28/2017: WEConnect: Workplace Violence Webinar, Offshore Wind Event, New Campaign Organizer, Oil Train Safety Bill Veto, RMP Update

06/19/2017: WEConnect: Better Budget Choices, Addressing Asbestos, Planning for Extreme Temperatures

05/10/2017 WEConnect: Acting on Climate, Protecting Our Safeguards

04/20/2017 WEConnect: Marches and Actions to Protect Workers and the Environment

03/21/2017 WEConnect: Saving Our Safeguards, Oil Train Safety Bill, Jersey Renews Kick-Off Events, National Worker Safety Platform, Workers’ Memorial Day

02/16/2017 WEConnect: Seeking Movement Builders, TSCA Chemical Review, Connecting with Labor on Climate, Protecting RMP Rule

01/30/2017 WEConnect: Jersey Renews Launch, Training for Public Need Over Corporate Greed, TSCA Still Needed, Silica

12/23/2016 WEConnect: New Report: ACCESS DENIED, Book Deal Defeated, Member Meeting Recap, Sandy Survey

11/23/2016 WEConnect: Member Meeting, Awards Dinner Recap, Accessing ERPs, Testing for Lead, Accessing Bridge Inspections

10/18/2016 WEConnect: WEC Awards Dinner, Linden 60-Day Notice, Temperature Control, Climate Event

09/14/2016 WEConnect: Stop TPP, Annual Awards Dinner, New Industrial Hygienists, Member Survey Reminder

08/10/2016 WEConnect: Oil Trains, Awards Honoree Profile, Chemical Safety, Intern Announcement

07/14/2016 WEConnect: WEC Awards Dinner, PEOSH update, Oil Train Safety Bill, Temperature Control, Infectious Disease, & Job Opening

06/23/2016 WEConnect: Call for for crude oil train transparency, welcome Jerell Blakeley, TSCA reform, Stop wage theft

05/12/2016 WEConnect: Verizon Workers, EPA Updates chemical security rule, Respect Our Right to Know Petition

04/21/2016 WEConnect: Worker Memorial Day, Lead in Schools, New Silica Rule and PSA

02/11/2016 WEConnect: Chlorine report, silica rule, Worker Memorial Day & media training

01/21/2016 WEConnect: New OSHA Citations and Penalties, Media Training

12/09/2015 WEConnect: Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Dinner Recap

11/25/2015 WEConnect: Annual Membership Meeting, Photos from Awards Dinner, and Oil Train Response Conference

11/10/2015 WEConnect: A Day’s Work Film Screening, Hazards Training & Awards Dinner

10/26/2015 WEConnect: WEConnect Inaugural Edition

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