Charles Wowkanech Archives - New Jersey Globe

80 drivers who deliver Meals on Wheels ratify first union contract

December 21, 2020 12:41 pm

Eighty drivers employed by the South Jersey Transportation Authority have ratified their first union contract since organizing as part of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 196. According to the New Jersey AFL-CIO, the drivers are...

Wowkanech urges Assembly to pass bills aiding essential workers

December 16, 2020 1:29 pm

New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech urged the passage of bills that would require health care facilities to report the number of COVID-19 deaths and infections by their employees and provide additional monies to dependents of essential employees who died...

Pallone gets another term as Energy and Commerce chairman

December 3, 2020 4:21 pm

House Democrats again chose Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) to lead the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. The term will be Pallone’s second at the head of one of Congress’s longest-standing panels. It positions the Pallone, who is...

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

September 7, 2020 12:03 amSeptember 6, 2020 12:24 am

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...

AFL-CIO endorses Kennedy after backing Van Drew two years ago

July 21, 2020 12:45 pmJuly 21, 2020 2:37 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed all but one of the incumbent members of the New Jersey congressional delegation for re-election, backing Democrat Amy Kennedy in her bid to unseat Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the 2nd district. The...

State AFL-CIO lauds Sires leadership on COVID-19 stimulus funding

June 24, 2020 8:30 pm

One of the state’s most influential labor leaders has praised Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) for his leadership in passing legislation to stimulate the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. “When Sires voted to pass the much-needed HEROES Act, the...

AFL-CIO endorses Murphy borrowing plan

June 2, 2020 12:55 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy’s borrowing plan to help the state deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “In addition to the massive human toll the pandemic has taken on our members, particularly...