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Dear Friends,

I want to welcome you to the web site of the New Jersey Laborers, the proud and progressive affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA).  Our union dates back to over 100 years ago, but our ideas and operations are anything but old.  We pride ourselves on innovation and creativity, finding new ways to deliver success for our members and our signatory contractors.

We are LIUNA Proud, the men and women who have joined together in unity to create stable and rewarding careers for ourselves and the opportunity for a better life for our families.

We are the skilled and productive workforce that makes our employers successful.

We are part of a movement that believes in the dignity of work and that workers should receive just compensation for their labor.

LIUNA members work in various industries throughout the state for more than one thousand employers. We take pride in providing a safe, well-trained and productive workforce to our employers.

LIUNA—the Laborers’ International Union of North America—is the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union today. Our more than 20,000 members in New Jersey are united through collective bargaining and committed to securing the good wages, benefits, and safe and just workplace they so richly deserve.

The New Jersey Laborers Union is the 20,000 member affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, public sector workers, and service workers.  Our members serve throughout the Garden State. LIUNA was founded more than a century ago and its members are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits and the opportunity for advancement and better lives.