New Jersey Labor Movement Has Record Number of Union Members Sworn into the Legislature
New Jersey Labor Movement Has
Record Number of Union Members
Sworn into the Legislature
The 2024/2025 Legislature will have a total of nine union members serving. They are State Senators Vin Gopal (IBEW Local 400), Paul Moriarty (SAG-AFTRA), Troy Singleton (UBC) and Latham Tiver (IUOE Local 825). In the Assembly are Wayne DeAngelo (IBEW Local 269), Christian Barranco (IBEW Local 102), Kevin Egan (IBEW Local 456), William Sampson (ILA) and Anthony Verrelli (UBC).
In addition to these legislators, 39 union members were sworn into office at all levels of government, from County Commissioner to School Board. These elected officials have pledged to uphold the key principles of organized labor, including the right to form and join unions, to support collective bargaining for all workers, provide fair wages and benefits and the right to a safe and healthy work environment. They will stand with working people to oppose any attempt to undermine these rights, especially through legislation.
This could not have been achieved without the dedication and hard work of all the affiliated labor unions and Central Labor Councils in New Jersey.
The New Jersey State AFL-CIO looks forward to working with all the members of the State Legislature over the next two years to advance an agenda that places the needs of working families first.