Labor
N.J. Supreme Court chief justice warned against pension cuts in 2007 memo
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner issued the memo three years ago under Corzine
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie budget to cut more than 1,300 employees
Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger Gov. Chris Christie during a press conference. TRENTON -- Gov.
Privatization panel to begin hearings tomorrow under tight deadline for report
Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerGov. Chis Christie and former U.S. Rep.
N.J. school districts overpaid food service management firms by more than $320K, study says
Stephen Briggs/For The Star-LedgerStudent Pat Duane uses the Cougar Deli at Chatham High School in this September 2009 file photo.
N.J. gambling regulators blast casino commissioner who recommended casino license for mob relatives
AP Photo/Alex Lloyd Gross Reputed mobster Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino leaves Philadelphia police headquarters Aug.
N.J. shore towns benefit from international summer job seekers
Despite the economic downturn causing New Jersey to cut work force by 114,100 jobs last year, employers managed to add thousands by hiring potential employees abroad, according to a report by P
Officials investigate if labor union officials on leave from N.J. jobs are breaking federal pension laws
Inquiry, initiated in September, is part of a broader review of the N.J. pension system to make sure it complies with IRS regulations, says outgoing director Fred Beaver
Ex-Monroe labor official admits stealing $66K from union funds
MONROE -- A former president of a labor union representing corrections officers at the New Jersey Training School For Boys in Monroe pleaded guilty today to stealing $66,300 from union coffers.
N.J. teachers union is skeptical of Gov. Christie's letters on wage freeze
NJEA spokesman says he did not sense a conciliatory tone from the governor
Michal Goldman: At Home in Utopia, a new film on the Jewish immigrant Communist Tradition
hosted by Eric Mann on 04/27/2009
"The veteran documentary filmmaker discusses her new film on the United Workers Cooperative Colony - aka the Coops -- in the Bronx. There, Jewish immigrant families, many of them Communists, built a utopian new home for themselves in their new country, challenged racial barriers, and engaged in the mass struggles of the day."
