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Sherrill pulls cabinet member from senate confirmation

October 22, 2026 6:41 pmOctober 22, 2026 6:53 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s nominee for Commissioner of Labor was sitting on the floor of the State Senate today expecting to witness a vote on his own confirmation when the governor’s office abruptly pulled him out of the chamber and asked...

Operating Engineers Local 825 endorses Kean for re-election

October 12, 2026 4:47 pm

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 has endorsed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) for re-election in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, giving the two-term Republican the backing of a major construction union in his closely watched race against...

Scutari asks Sherrill to delay independent contractor rules until 2027

September 8, 2026 7:57 pm

Senate President Nicholas Scutari is asking Gov. Mikie Sherrill to delay implementing new regulations governing independent contractors, saying the rules are too broad and could seriously affect workers and businesses. In an August 25 letter to Sherrill, Scutari asked the...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 7, 2026 12:18 amSeptember 6, 2026 9:05 pm

One notable New Jersey conflict of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Labor Leader: George Norcross spent 16 years as South Jersey AFL-CIO president

September 7, 2026 12:17 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:45 pm

George E. Norcross (1928-1998), the father of a U.S. Congressman, the managing partner at a major New Jersey law firm, and the state’s most powerful Democratic powerbroker, spent his career as a labor leader. Norcross served as president of the...

Labor Leader: ex-Yankees pitcher later served as N.J. Commissioner of Labor

September 7, 2026 12:16 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:05 pm

Before Bill Bradley, there was Harry C. Harper. Known as “Hackensack Harry,” Harper spent ten seasons as a major league baseball pitcher. The big left-hander was the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Game Six of the 1921...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 7, 2026 12:15 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:12 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey’s history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after serving two terms as Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...