> Apprenticeship Application Process Now Closed (02/21/2008)
Due to the overwhelming response and large backlog of applications waiting to be processed, the New Jersey Construction Craft Laborers Apprenticeship Program (NJCCLAP) is not more...

> Jackhammer Dust Control System Plans Available (02/21/2008)
The New Jersey Laborers Health and Safety Fund has made available to its contractors and members a "Make you Own Jackhammer Spray Dust Control Plan." The document includes more...

> 2008 Presidential Candidates Talk to You Sept. 17 and 18 (09/12/2007)
The Democratic Presidential Candidates will be appearing at the LIUNA Leadership Conference in Chicago September 17 and 18. Every LIUNA member will be able to see and hear more...

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> Road, rail work spells jobs, taxes (04/24/2008)
The money New Jersey plans to spend over the next decade on highway, rail and bridge projects will create 26,800 jobs a year and generate more than $1.5 billion in state and local tax revenue, a Rutgers University study found.

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> Report: Many New Jerseyans can't afford bare-bones needs (04/10/2008)
TRENTON -- One in five New Jerseyans aren't paid enough to afford bare-bone necessities without seeking outside help, as the gap between their earned income and cost of living widens, a report released by poverty advocacy groups Wednesday says. more...

> Self-sufficiency eludes 1 in 5 in N.J. (04/10/2008)
One in five New Jerseyans -- 1.68 million adults and children -- cannot afford to live without some kind of public assistance, according to a report issued yesterday by Legal Services of New Jersey's Poverty Research Institute. more...

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