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What does NJ LECET Provide?

NJ LECET specializes in bring industry, legislative, and community support for projects involving highway and utility construction and renovation; building and school construction; and environmental and hazardous waste remediation. NJ LECET staff is known for its experience and expertise in numerous fields including economic development, government relations, real estate developemnt, labor law, finance, and marketing.  

  • Project Tracking – NJ LECET creates job opportunities for members and contractors through project monitoring.
  • Marketing and Business Development – NJ LECET works with local business, community and government groups to promote investment in economic development, transportation and infrastructure.
  • Legislative and Regulatory Affairs – NJ LECET reviews legislation and serves as an advocate with government agencies and the public to further industry goals.
  • Research – NJ LECET analyzes industry trends and new developing markets, which gives contractors the competitive edge in the bidding process.
  • Prevailing Wage Enforcement – By maintaining an active presence throughout the industry, NJ LECET strives to place all contractors on a level playing field and make sure that all construction workers, union and non-union alike, are paid a fair wage.
  • Communications – NJ LECET publicizes the proven value of unionized construction and how labor-management cooperation strengthens the industry.

How does NJ LECET deliver what you need?
Using the best-trained and skilled workers in the industry, NJ LECET delivers what project owners and contractors need to complete a job on time and within budget.

NJ LECET's cooperative approach enables contractors and construction owners to be more:

  • Competitive
  • Cost-effective
  • Responsive to Labor and Management Concerns
  • Productive
  • Safety-Conscious
  • Attuned to Industry Changes and Needs

NJ LECET works closely with other LIUNA finds – including the New Jersey Laborers Health and Safety fund, Laborers' Eastern Region Organizing Fund, and education, training, and apprenticeship funds – to improve construction industry standards, ensure economic growth and enhance the quality of life in New Jersey.

Laborer or contractor, employee or employer, NJ LECET is here for you.


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Fall 2014 NJ Laborers Vision Screening Schedule

Published By: NJ Laborers on 2014-09-05

 

The New Jersey Laborers Health and Safety Fund announce the schedule for member vision screenings.  All screenings will start an hour before your Local Union's membership meeting.  The screeening are offered free of charge and bno...

Support the EPA's Passaic River Bank to Bank Cleanup Plan.

Published By: NJ Laborers on 2014-04-23

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a comprehensive bank-to-bank clean up of the Lower Passaic River, an area left for dead after decades of industrial pollution.  While their recommendations carry some weight, the fact is that offending...

Raymond M. Pocino on the need for living wages at Port Authority airports

Published By: NJ Laborers on 2014-03-07

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey should waste no time in adopting a living wage standard for all of its airports.  All workers deserve a family-sustaining wage and benefits for their labor. Certainly,...

Watson Coleman Earns LIUNA Support in CD 12

Published By: NJ Laborers on 2014-02-21

MONROE TWP, NJ -- The 20,000 member New Jersey Laborers Union is throwing its considerable political support behind Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in the race to succeed Congressman Rush Holt in New Jersey’s 12th

Watson Coleman Earns LIUNA Support in CD 12

Published By: NJ Laborers on 2014-02-21

MONROE TWP, NJ -- The 20,000 member New Jersey Laborers Union is throwing its considerable political support behind Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in the race to succeed Congressman Rush Holt in New Jersey’s 12th