- Health Benefits for Retirees: Jersey City police and fire union representatives are threatening the City Council with litigation if it goes ahead with plans to limit lifetime health benefits to only those workers who have 25 years of service in the city. – New Mural Downtown: At the urging of the Jersey City Mural [...]
In August, we reported on the fight of truckers and activists to reform the port trucking industry on both the environmental and labor fronts. Today, the Coalition for Healthy Ports has released a study that claims “lax regulation in the national port trucking system has triggered a broad public health crisis” in North Jersey and [...]
- The federal corruption sweep got a little bit wider yesterday as Ward B councilman Phil Kenny became the first sitting council member to plead guilty to taking bribes in return for potential political favors. Kenny, who was not among the 44 arrested in July, will be sentenced in January. Meanwhile, Council President Mariano Vega* [...]
Ralph has been driving trucks for 31 years, including 11 years handling shipments from the busy ports in northern New Jersey. It’s those decades of experience that allow him to clearly sum up the plight of today’s port truckers. “We need help,” Ralph says. “This industry has really changed; it has only gotten worse.”
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