The New Jersey State Council of Machinists (NJSCM) today announced their endorsement of Governor Phil Murphy for re-election.

NJSCM members commended Governor Murphy’s first-term accomplishments, including enacting paid sick leave, expanding paid family leave, enforcing strong workplace protections, and investing in workforce development and apprenticeship programs that have enriched New Jersey’s talent pool.

“The Murphy-Oliver administration ushered a new era of progressive, pro-worker legislation in our state, making New Jersey a model for the nation on issues such as equal pay, earned sick leave and paid medical and family leave for all workers, tax fairness, making apprenticeship programs and community college more accessible and affordable, and protecting and expanding voting rights,” said Ines Garcia Keim, President of NJSCM. “Our state budgets have demonstrated their commitment to these values of fairness and compassion, and their steady leadership guided our state from being an epicenter for COVID-19 to a recovery that is rebuilding our economy and saving lives.”

“Alongside the hardworking men and women of the NJSCM, we’ve reclaimed New Jersey’s rightful place as a national leader in protecting the rights of workers and standing up for organized labor,” said Governor Murphy. “I’m honored to have earned NJSCM’s endorsement, and look forward to building on our partnership to keep the union doors open for future generations of New Jerseyans to walk through and into the middle class.”

NJSCM, part of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, represents 16,000 Machinists Union members who work to bargain for increased job security, higher wages, and improved benefits. Members work in industries such as aerospace, transportation, the federal government, automotive, defense, and woodworking, among others.