Labor

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Joseph Vitale, Speaker Craig Coughlin, and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez today sent a letter to Unitex/Med-Apparel Services, Inc. demanding that the company uphold safety standards to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers clean linens for hospitals in New Jersey and New York.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the NAFTA 2.0 trade deal:

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (N-06) released the following statement after his legislation to completely ban asbestos was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives. The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 would ban the production, use and importation of asbestos.

Highland Park, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference with local leaders to discuss the urgent need to pass legislation he introduced that would fully ban asbestos. He was joined by Dr. H. Richard Alexander, Chief Surgical Officer at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, C.J.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the South Plainfield Fire Department has been awarded a $192,473 in federal grants from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The grant will enhance South Plainfield’s ability to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as its first-responders, by updating its respiratory equipment.

LONG BRANCH, NJ— Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined the New Jersey House delegation in sending a letter requesting that New Jersey Transit resolve the ongoing impasse with the rail workers contract.

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Allenhurst Fire Department in Allenhurst, NJ, has been awarded $24,863 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.