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Labor Leader: Louis Marciante headed the NJ AFL for 27 years

September 4, 2023 12:01 amSeptember 3, 2023 5:11 pm

Louis P. Marciante (1898-1961) was the president of the New Jersey American Federal of Labor (AFL) from 1934 until his death of a heart attack at age 62 amidst a stressful merger between the AFL and the Congress of Industrial...

Labor Leader: Louis Marciante headed the NJ AFL for 27 years

September 5, 2022 12:07 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:38 pm

Louis P. Marciante (1898-1961) was the president of the New Jersey American Federal of Labor (AFL) from 1934 until his death of a heart attack at age 62 amidst a stressful merger between the AFL and the Congress of Industrial...

Labor Leader: Laurel Brennan is first woman to serve in top N.J. AFL-CIO post

September 5, 2022 12:01 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:18 pm

Laurel Brennan is the first woman to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the New Jersey AFL-CIO. New Jersey is one of seven states to elect a woman to a top leadership post in the AFL-CIO. Last month, Brennan endorsed Elizabeth Shuler...

Hopewell Starbucks votes to unionize

April 25, 2022 11:47 am

Starbucks workers in Hopewell Township became the first location in New Jersey to unionize with Workers United. All 15 employees voted yes on the union vote. “These baristas wanted to unionize to improve their standards of living, ensure safe working conditions, and be...

All-star group of N.J. labor leaders hosting Payne fundraiser

January 24, 2022 5:33 pmJanuary 24, 2022 6:19 pm

Twenty prominent labor leaders will help boost the campaign coffers of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) on Friday as sponsors of a virtual fundraiser with a $5,000 ticket price, a move that could limit the viability of challengers in...

Labor Leader: Laurel Brennan is first woman to serve in top N.J. AFL-CIO post

September 6, 2021 12:16 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:01 pm

Laurel Brennan is the first woman to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the New Jersey AFL-CIO. New Jersey is one of seven states to elect a woman to a top leadership post in the AFL-CIO. Last month, Brennan endorsed Elizabeth Shuler...

Labor Leader: Louis Marciante headed the NJ AFL for 27 years

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 4, 2021 3:44 pm

Louis P. Marciante (1898-1961) was the president of the New Jersey American Federal of Labor (AFL) from 1934 until his death of a heart attack at age 62 amidst a stressful merger between the AFL and the Congress of Industrial...