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Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) announced the union’s endorsement of Jim McGreevey in his campaign for Mayor of Jersey City. RWDSU members working in grocery, retail, warehousing, healthcare, manufacturing, transport, public service sectors and other industries in New Jersey will mobilize in support of McGreevey’s candidacy focusing on what matters, affordable housing, good union jobs, and building a Jersey City that works for everyone.
New Jersey stands at a crossroads this November in choosing their next Governor, facing challenges ranging from an affordability crisis, continued economic recovery post-pandemic, environmental sustainability, to education funding reform. In this pivotal moment, Mikie Sherrill offers leadership, vision, and experience that New Jersey needs to move forward and navigate these diverse challenges. A former Navy helicopter pilot and a two-term Congresswoman representing New Jersey’s 11th district, Sherrill has demonstrated her commitment to bipartisan action – the kind of leadership we need in our state.
Today, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) issued a new report on how “the H-2B visa program has ballooned without being fixed.” Suggesting that “expanding it to year-round jobs like meatpacking would lower wages and revenue.” Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern United States, as well as meatpacking and processing workers in other parts of the country issued the following statement…
Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), recently introduced the American Protein Processing Modernization Act, which would provide a permanent framework to increase poultry and pork line speeds, a clear danger to workers and America’s food supply. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern United States, as well as meatpacking and processing workers in other parts of the country issued the following statement:
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