LIUNA stands with hardworking NJ public employees

Public service deserves respect, but many public employee members face threats to collective bargaining rights from executive order, through court challenges, federal and state legislation, and anti-union advocacy groups. LIUNA represents thousands of dedicated public employees who maintain our infrastructure, keep our communities clean, and provide essential services. We fight for fair compensation, strong benefits, and workplace protections for these vital workers who serve our communities every day.

Don’t Let Anti-Worker Special Interests Take Away Your Union Rights

  1. Some workers may think they are saving money by dropping their union membership while still benefitting from a contract.
  2. However, non-members are not entitled to important union benefits such as attending membership meetings to discuss the contract, eligibility to vote in Local Union officer elections, being represented in District Council or International Union meetings, or other significant issues.
  3. In states where anti-worker special interests have already succeed in enacting so-called right-to-work, overall union membership has dropped 30-50%.
  4. With fewer members—unions lose power. This means diminished bargaining power and lower wages and benefits.
  5. With fewer members, it is also harder for the union to fight off legislative attacks by anti-union legislators who aggressively push to eliminate or weaken the state’s collective bargaining laws, to cut jobs and pensions and increase out-of-pocket health care costs.

DON’T SIGN ANYTHING THAT URGES YOU TO STOP PAYING YOUR UNION DUES. The groups asking you to do this don’t care about your well-being. They just want to weaken your union and your voice at work. DON’T ALLOW YOUR RIGHTS TO BE TAKE AWAY FROM YOU. Stand up to attacks on your union and your job.

What Does Your Local Union Do?

Together…

  • We fight for the salaries and benefits we need to support our families.
  • We protect members when you need it most so we have the peace of mind to do our jobs.
  • We speak out on workplace issues we care about.