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6 N.J. governors, including Chris Christie, are to blame for state’s pension crisis: Opinion

Bynbender January 18, 2015

By Sean Rutherford New Jersey’s state pension fund is going broke. Apparently, in 10 years the fund will be…

Bynbender December 5, 2014

Cynthia Wade of the Newark Teachers Union and Carl Lindskoog of the Raritan Valley Community College Faculty Federation are…

Bynbender November 28, 2014November 29, 2014

AFTNJ members from North Bergen, Newark, Rutgers and Raritan Valley Community College joined national president Randi Weingarten to support…

Bynbender November 26, 2014December 4, 2014

By Mark J. Magyar Big question is whether Christie, Legislature set health-benefit payments or unions get back collective-bargaining rights…

ByAFTNJ November 18, 2014

By Mark J. Magyar Under 2011 law, employee healthcare contribution are based on ‘ability to pay’ with sliding scale…

ByAFTNJ October 14, 2014

WHO: Thousands of educators and labor union members, parents, students, faith & community groups and elected leaders WHEN: Thursday,…

ByAFTNJ August 27, 2014

ByAFTNJ July 3, 2014July 7, 2014

The New Jersey Labor Movement has built the best Labor Candidates Program in the country. Rank-and-file union members have…

ByAFTNJ July 2, 2014

By Matt Arco/NJ Advance Media, for NJ.com TRENTON — In years past, Gov. Chris Christie would sign a state…

Bynbender July 1, 2014

By Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today signed a new, $32.5 billion state budget, vetoing a…

ByAFTNJ June 11, 2014

Michael Heller AFT 1904 Bloomfield Board of Education Domenick Stampone* AFT 2375 Haledon Mayor Leonard Luciano* AFT 481 Essex…

Bynbender May 20, 2014May 21, 2014

By Hannan Adely, Staff Writer, The Record Take Action: Sign Petition urging Rutgers to restore Christine’s job. Christine O’Connell, a mother of…