August 08, 2017 Furloughed NJ State Workers Will Get Paid, Thanks to AFSCME New Jersey state workers who were needlessly furloughed will get back pay, thanks to the tireless advocacy by members of AFSCME New Jersey. Read More
August 03, 2017 Activists Share Ideas, Develop Best Practices to Strengthen AFSCME At the first of many planned AFSCME activist exchanges, 18 activists shared ideas and strategies to strengthen our union. Read More
July 14, 2017 Families Worry about Vital Services and Jobs; NJ Gov. Christie Headed to the Beach AFSCME New Jersey members are fighting to make sure that state workers affected by a brief – and needless – government shutdown get paid in full. Read More
June 09, 2017 AFSCME Strong Helps Nominate Champion to Lead New Jersey Powered by the strength of working families across the Garden State, AFSCME-endorsed candidate Phil Murphy has secured the Democratic nomination for governor in a landslide. Read More
May 26, 2017 New Jersey’s Local 3779-D Achieves a Milestone — 100% Membership AFSCME members in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, achieve rare milestone – 100 percent membership. Read More
May 03, 2017 Camden County Librarians Get Active for a Contract Some N.J. librarians are standing together with support staff and winning together in their fight for a new contract. Read More
February 09, 2017 Black History Month: A Celebration of Possibility Black History Month honors both visionaries and everyday people. Read More
December 16, 2016 NJ Member Joins Elite Group – Competes on Jeopardy! on National TV A New Jersey librarian and AFSCME member got the chance to show off her general knowledge as a contestant on Jeopardy! Read More
January 29, 2016 AFSCME Members Wrestle with ‘Snowzilla’ AFSCME members throughout the East helped communities prepare for and recover from the historic blizzard nicknamed Snowzilla. Read More
January 28, 2016 AFSCME Strong Training in New Jersey: Small in Size, Big on Energy In January, AFSCME Council 52 welcomed the New Year by getting AFSCME Strong-er. Read More
December 11, 2015 Bus Driver and Attendant Save Girl from Wild Dog A 5-year-old girl in the clutches of a wild pit bull was rescued Oct. 9 by a bus driver and bus attendant, both represented by AFSCME Local 2251. Read More
October 16, 2015 Paying Their Dues: A Love Story Here’s how a one-on-one conversation between a union organizer and a laid-back, nonunion social worker led to 45 years of marriage, four children and eight grandchildren, and a long career in the labor movement. Read More
September 10, 2015 Contract Oversight is $1.25 Million Payoff District 1199J, NUHHCE/AFSCME reached a settlement with the county that will mean big increases in many paychecks following a settlement to fix a contract oversight. Read More