Raymond Pocino Archives - New Jersey Globe

Operating Engineers, Laborers, NAACP seek changes in Liberty State Park bill

January 11, 2020 9:10 amJanuary 13, 2020 12:00 pm

Two of the state’s most politically influential building trades unions and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference want the legislature to postpone a vote on the “Liberty State Park Protection Act” until changes are made in the legislation. The International...

Pocino says Puerto Rico governor must resign

July 23, 2019 5:53 pmJuly 23, 2019 8:50 pm

Powerful labor leader Raymond Pocino is calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Roselló. “Governor Roselló’s announcement that he will not seek re-election and is stepping down as the head of his party are certainly steps in the...

Progressive activists look for seats on redistricting commission

December 17, 2018 3:18 pmJanuary 4, 2019 10:26 am

Now that Senate and Assembly leaders have backed off their plans for a constitutional amendment to change the way legislative districts are drawn, Gov. Phil Murphy will need to decide if he wants to give grassroots progressive organizations seats at...

Laborers endorse Sherrill

August 29, 2018 4:08 pmAugust 30, 2018 9:12 am

The New Jersey Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) has endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. “Our members appreciate that Sherrill has both a long record of public service—as a groundbreaking naval aviator and...

Murphy nominates Beson to NJ Transit Board

August 27, 2018 5:47 pmSeptember 1, 2018 5:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated former Neptune Mayor Michael Beson to fill one of two open seats on the New Jersey Transit board, and Greg Lalavee, the business manager for International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 825, for a...