AFSCME New Jersey for Buono

AFSCME ENDORSES SENATOR BARBARA BUONO’S GUBERNATORIAL BID
AFSCME Statewide Leadership, Members Endorse Sen. Buono at 1199J Convention in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY- Today, Senator Barbara Buono gave remarks and received the endorsement of AFSCME New Jersey’s 38,000+ members as part of AFSCME Council 1199J’s convention in Atlantic City. AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, is the nation’s largest union of public employees, with over 1.6 million members.

“At a time when middle class families are struggling to make ends meet, New Jersey needs solutions that work,” said Gerard Meara, Executive Director of AFSCME Council 73. “Senator Buono understands the need to create good paying public sector jobs and expand access to vital services.”

“Public employees in New Jersey…

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AFSCME Council 73

Welcome to AFSCME Council 73

AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, is the nation’s largest union of public employees, with over 1.6 million members. The New Jersey Council of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME Council 73, is one of the 65 district councils that are affiliated with AFSCME international. Council 73’s 10,000 affiliated members work for cities, counties, the State, the private sector and other local units of government.

In the AFSCME structure, local unions join together in Councils so that their Council can provide professional representation, administrative services, research, education and training and International resources to their members. AFSCME Council 73 was chartered by the International Union in 1971 to provide administrative and representational services to AFSCME Local Unions in Central New Jersey. Since then the Council has grown to represent more then 10,000 public and private sector workers in 66 Local Unions in New Jersey. Read more
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