AFL-CIO

Calls Andrews "True Champion of Working Families"

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There is considerable speculation that New Jersey Building Trades Council President Bill Mullen is weighing a bid for New Jersey AFL-CIO President against longtime incumbent Charles Wowkanech. Wowkanech has been feuding with a substantial wing of the state Democratic Party since last year after he backed some Republican legislative candidates in some hotly contested races. Mullen is viewed as a potentially strong challenger to Wowkanech, if he decides to make the race.

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The New Jersey AFL-CIO, which said today that they are neutral in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, is not expected to make any endorsement before the June 3 primary because neither Frank Lautenberg nor Rob Andrews can get the two-thirds majority needed to win the formal backing of the union.  This reflects poorly on the state AFL-CIO President, Charles Wowkanech, who prematurely announced support of Lautenberg yesterday. 

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N.J. AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech with top Democrats in 2002.: Now that he's feuding with the Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts, he couldn't get on a stage like that today.
When you pick the wrong horse in a harsh political battle, paybacks in politics are often extraordinarily difficult.  That’s what New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech is finding out, now that he is “persona non grata” with Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts and the extended Roberts political organization. 

The Star-Ledger’s The Auditor had an important report on the Roberts/Wowknech feud last Sunday, and since that print version of that column sometimes differs from the online version, here are some excerpts worth noting, especially considering the players involved:

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PENNSVILLE – State Senator Stephen M. Sweeney and State Assemblymen John J. Burzichelli and Douglas H. Fisher announced today they have received the endorsement of a dozen labor unions led by the 85,000 member strong Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council.

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The Mercer County Building and Construction Trades Council of the AFL-CIO this morning voted to unanimously endorse Republican Bill Baroni for the 14th district State Senate seat. The council represents local building construction trades, including the politically powerful plumbers, electrical workers and bricklayers unions. They had endorsed Baroni and Democrat Linda Greenstein in the 2005 Assembly race.

Baroni also picked up the endorsement of UniteHere! Local 54 of the AFL-CIO, which represents casino worers and hotel employees, including the Trenton Marriott.

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GOVERNOR CORZINE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER RECOGNIZING CCWU AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF HOME-BASED FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS

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- Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed an Executive Order recognizing the Child Care Workers Union, a joint partnership between CWA and AFSCME, as the representative of home-based family child care providers, and authorizing the State to enter into good faith talks with CCWU on their behalf. Read More >