Working Families United for New Jersey, Inc. is proud to honor our veterans and fallen soldiers for their invaluable service on behalf of our country. The selflessness and sacrifice of our armed forces is truly a debt we as a nation can never repay. Everything from our freedoms to safety from foreign threats are only possible because of these brave men and women.

Invited Speakers Include: Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Senator Loretta Weinberg, and Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt

Monday, June 16, 2014, 10:00 a.m.

Lafayette Yard Hotel
1 W. Lafayette Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

Working Families United for New Jersey, Inc. was proud to partner over the weekend with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) which organized a comprehensive citizenship clinic on Saturday, May 17th at the Rutgers School of Law in Newark, providing no-cost services to individuals and families applying for U.S. citizenship. The event provided an opportunity for at least 50 people to receive guidance and assistance with their citizenship applications – a process that can be both daunting and intimidating if approached alone.

Tonight, local community associations, faith organizations, civil rights groups, thought leaders, and student activists were welcomed to a special meeting of the Hudson County Central Labor Council, an organization representing and advocating on behalf of union members and local working families.

Wondering why New Jersey's economy and working families can't seem to recover from the recession?

This graphic should shed some light on that question as well as this accompanying article from the Star-Ledger.

As a reminder, the Hudson Central Labor Council will host a labor/community grassroots meet-and-greet next week. All local community members, labor organizations, civic groups, students, neighborhood associations, and faith leaders are welcome to participate. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss the priorities and objectives of our community and understand how our organizations can work together to accomplish our shared goals.

On Saturday, May 10, 2014, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will once again conduct its national food drive with the support of more than 1,200 postal branches, thousands of volunteers, various labor and community organizations, and millions of postal customers like you. If you haven’t donated before, getting involved is easy:

Please note that our scheduled May 8, 2014, Earned Sick Leave campaign kick-off has been postponed. Several of our coalition members and legislative advocates have been invited to the White House for a special event focused on New Jersey’s working families. We want to make sure that they can be with us as we undertake the very important issue of ensuring every worker has the ability to take a day off when they are sick without losing pay. Also, we are certain that our partners will be able to learn even more valuable information that they will bring back with them to further aid our efforts across the state.

This past Saturday, Working Families United for New Jersey, Inc. (WFUNJ) was honored with the “Friend of Labor” award at the American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) 2014 biennial convention at the Rutgers Labor Education Center in New Brunswick. The award recognized the WFUNJ coalition for its efforts to educate and mobilize a statewide grassroots movement in support of raising New Jersey’s minimum wage. The WFUNJ “Raise the Wage” campaign spanned approximately eight months, it united the efforts of over 256 labor and community organizations, and represented one of the most sweeping and effective community education programs in state history.

Empowering Dozens of Legal Residents to Become Voting U.S. Citizens and Providing Comprehensive Naturalization Services at No Cost