This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com New Jersey’s State Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) once again sits front and center as a focal point with lawmakers debating the state’s financial future. The issue has unfortunately morphed into a power play woven with the threads of political rhetoric. The workers who pay into the pension fund…
Focus On Mid-Term Elections and Empowerment Through Member-to-Member Program Region III kicked-off this year’s Regional Victory Conferences with a bang as local and national leaders met in Columbus, OH for three days in May. In addition to highlighting pro-working family candidates running for office in the upcoming midterm elections, attendees participated in a series of…
The UWUA is entering the last year of a five-year federal grant, obtained through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). NIEHS has focused the grant on hazard awareness and emergency preparation because it recognizes the need for workers to be involved with the changing climate of natural and manmade disasters. Creating a safe…