TRENTON — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be in New Jersey for union rallies two days next week. The AFL-CIO is bringing in Jackson for a series of pro-collective bargaining rallies. Union workers are calling on lawmakers to pass a state budget that is fair to working families. Events will take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Camden, Trenton, Newark...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson in a file photo.TRENTON — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be in New Jersey for union rallies two days next week.
The AFL-CIO is bringing in Jackson for a series of pro-collective bargaining rallies.
Union workers are calling on lawmakers to pass a state budget that is fair to working families.
Events will take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Camden, Trenton, Newark and Jersey City.
The Rev. Al Sharpton was in the state last month for rallies at the Vineland Developmental Center, which Gov. Chris Christie plans to close.
Christie and the largest public workers union are in contract talks. The governor wants to significantly increase the amount government workers pay for health insurance.
Most government workers now contribute 1.5 percent of their salary toward health care costs.
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