On October 29, 2013, child care providers, working parents, union members, community supporters and children marched on the NJ Department of Human Services to deliver a petition signed by 500+ supporters demanding a new contract and a raise for 2,000 home child care providers in New Jersey. The Department of Human Services REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE PETITION!!!
Worry not…we’re coming back BIGGER, LOUDER & STRONGER!!!
If you haven’t already, lend your voice to the struggle by signing the petition at http://bit.ly/NJChildCare!
My name is Allison Friedman and I am a CWA 1037 shop steward running assembly for the 13th District, which is most of the Bayshore area in Monmouth County. I have chosen to run in an effort to ensure the voice of the working families is heard. The current Assemblywoman is Amy Handlin, the sponsor of the right to work legislation.
We need for the middle class to show up at the polls and I need your help to get the word out! I have knocked on a number of doors and I need help motivating other working families not to give up and take their lives and future back by voting November 5th. Starting October 19th, the following Saturdays and Election Day, I need volunteers to walk with me. Please sign up atwww.LD13assemblynj.com AND please be sure to follow me on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/frieman13leg.
Together we can put a new voice into office – and what could be better than to make it a CWA Local 1037 voice!
On Saturday, October 5th, several hundred gathered in Freehold, NJ as part of the National Day for Human Dignity & Respect. Immigration justice activists were joined by friends in the labor movement, social justice organizations and non-profit service providers in 160 cities across the country to draw attention to stalled immigration reform efforts in Congress and the devastating impacts that deportations are having on hard-working families and immigrant communities across New Jersey and around the country.
Supporters gathered at Casa Freehold and marched for several miles before holding a rally at the Hall of Records where speakers from Casa Freehold, SEIU 32BJ, NJ Communities United and CWA Local 1037 rallied the crowd to demand that Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) support immigration reform in Congress.
“This is something that hits close to home as my parents are both from El Salvador,” said Emma Claro, a Union City resident and member of NJ Communities United. “My family had the opportunity to become citizens, but it was not without real struggle. Dmanlasguefletun . We need to make sure that hard-working immigrant families are able to have this opportunity moving forward.” Continue reading →
