NJ Work Environment Council (WEC)

02/04/2025

Check out this online course beginning tomorrow at the Rutgers Union Leadership Academy. It's not too late to sign up.

10/25/2022

Updated COVID vaccines offer you the only targeted protection you can get against the Omicron strain out there now.
To find updated COVID vaccines near you:
Go to vaccines.gov or
Text your ZIP code to 438829

10/13/2022

Chemical hazards can be found in unsuspecting aspects of our everyday lives. Register for our FREE Preventing Exposure to Workplace Chemicals below and learn new ways to recognize chemical hazards and ways eliminate them!
Wednesday, October 19 @ 1:00 pm
https://njwec.salsalabs.org/preventingexposuretoworkplacechemicals101922

09/20/2022

A new COVID Omicron booster is now available for most adults ahead of the fall and winter seasons. This new booster will be a bivalent shot, meaning it protects against the original strain of COVID-19 and omicron. Click here to find your nearest vax site: https://bit.ly/3Aj69OY

Find and schedule a vaccine appointment at New Jersey vaccination locations near you. All individuals aged 6 months and older who live, work, or study in New Jersey are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.

09/13/2022

Chemical hazards are often every unassuming. From the fragrant smell of floor cleaners to the bottle of hand sanitizer in your car, our familiarity to these hazards are often mistaken for safety. Learn more from our FREE Preventing Exposure to Workplace Chemicals Training, Wednesday, September 14th @ 10AM!
Register Here: https://bit.ly/3xoOmoT

09/02/2022

As Labor Rights Week comes to a conclusion it is important to emphasize, if you work in the United States, you are protected by OSHA!

Si trabaja en EE.UU., ¡está protegido por OSHA sin importar su estatus migratorio! Para más información, visite www.osha.gov

09/01/2022

34,000 serious injuries of Amazon workers last year alone, more than twice the national average. Unaddressed worker injuries have now turned to a string of back to back deaths in NJ in 3 weeks, it’s time for Congress to act.

09/01/2022

Worker's Rights Weeks continues today with a focus on fair wages and overtime pay. If your employer is not paying you overtime at time-and-one-half when you work more than 40 hours in a week contact the Wage and Hour Division. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact or dial 866-4US-WAGE.

08/31/2022

Today's Labor Rights Week campaign focuses on a worker's the right to file a complaint with OSHA if your employer has retaliated against you as a result of using any of your rights under the OSH Act. For more information click here: https://www.osha.gov/contactus

08/30/2022

Today's Labor Rights Week campaign is centered around improper work practices and reporting labor law violations. If you have a complaint against your employer due to improper work practices or violations to our laws, contact WHD at 866-4US-WAGE. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints

08/29/2022

August 29 - September 2 is Labor Rights Week! Follow our posts this week for resources from OSHA on wages, workplace health and safety and much more. Visit the Department Of Labor's Labor Rights Week link for more information. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasp/labor-rights-week

08/25/2022

The workers at Refresco in New Jersey are fighting for a fair contract that protects them against their horrid working conditions. Show these workers your support & sign their petition through 's campaign site:

WorkedUp: Uniting worker organizations to lift up workers