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IFPTE Locals Throughout New Jersey Join State Labor Movement in Opposing Governor Murphy’s 37% Healthcare Cost Hike – Urge Legislature to Return to Trenton
IFPTE Locals Throughout New Jersey Join State Labor Movement in Opposing Governor Murphy’s 37% Healthcare Cost Hike – Urge Legislature to Return to Trenton

IFPTE and the New Jersey AFL-CIO were among the more than a dozen unions representing well over 140,000 workers in New Jersey calling on state lawmakers to return to the state capitol in Trenton and pass legislation mitigating Governor Murphy’s proposed 37% hike in healthcare costs for state workers. 

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Re-Elected for a Second Term
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Re-Elected for a Second Term

The New Jersey Governor’s race was one that was being closely watched around the country. The contentious race against Republican challenger and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli was a close one, but the support of labor ultimately pushed Governor Murphy to the finish line. Governor Murphy was the first democratic Governor to be reelected in New Jersey for a second term in 44 years. November 8 was the final day for mail-in ballots to arrive and it is estimated that about 57,000 provisional ballots are left to be counted. Ciattarelli has yet to concede the race.

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Candace RhettNJ Governor's Race, Governor Phil Murphy, AFL-CIO, Elections