Columbia Challenges Vote by Graduate Students to Unionize

The battle over whether graduate students at universities can unionize entered a new phase on Friday, when Columbia University filed a challenge with the National Labor Relations Board over the recent vote by its graduate assistants to unionize.

Columbia said that tactics like voter coercion may have tipped the balance in favor of the union and that the N.L.R.B. should invalidate the vote.

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President of United Steelworkers 1999 Stands Up to Attacks

The Washington Post's Libby Casey and Danielle Paquette sit down, Dec. 8, with Chuck Jones, the Indianapolis union leader who President-elect Donald Trump attacked on Twitter. (The Washington Post) 

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Screening of "Starving the Beast" at Montclair State a Great Success

On Sunday, November 6th, 2016, at 7pm, in Calcia Hall, AFT Local 1904 presented a screening of the film, Starving the Beast, a documentary detailing a critical view of the socio-cultural trends in higher education. The screening was well attended. We hope this is the first in a series of films featuring topics on higher education and labor.

AFTNJ Endorsed Candidates

AFTNJ takes the obligation to make good choices seriously and collaborations through recommendations, their Committee On Political Education, and a vote at our Delegate Assembly. 

AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera

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President of the United States 

Hillary Clinton (D) 

United States House of Representatives 

District 1 Donald Norcross (D)*+ 

District 5 Joshua Gottheimer (D) 

District 6 Frank Pallone (D)* 

District 7 Peter Jacob (D) 

District 8 Albio Sires (D)* 

District 9 Bill Pascrell (D)* 

District 10 Donald Payne, Jr. (D)* District 11 Joseph Wenzel (D) 

District 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)* 

New Jersey State Senate District 18 Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D)* 

New Jersey State Assembly District 18 Robert J. Karabinchak (D)* 

* Incumbent + Labor candidate

State Ballot Questions 

Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Existing Gas Tax Revenue to the Transportation Trust Fund 

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Constitutional Amendment Expanding Casino Gaming to Northern New Jersey

Neutral 

AFT Local Labor Candidates

Jelmin Caba AFT 857 Perth Amboy Council 

Anthony DePrince* AFT 4907 Magnolia Council 

Eric Richard AFT/AAUP 6324 West Amwell Committee 

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NJAFLCIO (and AFTNJ) labor candidates for local races across the state.