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July 28, 2007
Thank You Governor Corzine for Supporting Paid Family Leave
TAKE ACTION NOW BY CLICKING HERETO ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO CO-SPONSOR THIS BILL
We are proud that Governor Corzine recently announced his support for pending Paid Family Leave Legislation at the New Jersey State AFL-CIO Conference in June. Our membership appreciates that our Governor understands the importance of balancing the obligations of work and family and we commend him for his leadership.
Do your elected representatives in the Legislature also support Paid Family Leave? Please take a moment to send an automatic, pre-written e-mail to your Representatives asking them to sponsor this important pro-family legislation and urge the legislature to act on this important legislation this year! Current sponsors as of July 2007 are:
Sen. Sweeney (D-3): Prime Sponsor
Sen. Buono (D-18): Prime Sponsor
Sen. Coniglio (D-38): Co-Sponsor
Sen. Weinberg (D-37): Co-Sponsor
Sen. Lesniak (D-20): Co-Sponsor
Sen. Vitale (D-19): Co-Sponsor
Sen. Karcher (D-12): Co-Sponsor
Sen. Smith (D-17): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Albano (D-1): Prime Sponsor
Assemblyman Panter (D-12): Prime Sponsor
Assemblywoman Oliver (D-34): Prime Sponsor
Assemblyman Van Drew (D-1): Prime Sponsor
Assemblyman Vas (D-19): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Giblin (D-34): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Burzichelli (D-3): Co-Sponsor
Assemblywoman Stender (D-22): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Johnson (D-37): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Scalera (D-36): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Egan (D-17): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Diegnan (D-18): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Gordon (D-38): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Payne (D-29): Co-Sponsor
Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle (D-38): Co-Sponsor
Assemblywoman Greenstein (D-14): Co-Sponsor
Assemblyman Hackett (D-27): Co-Sponsor
If you don’t see your Legislators listed above, take a moment to ask for their support.
If you don’t know who your representatives are in the Legislature, CLICK HERE to find out.
The bill has been released from the Senate Labor Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee and is pending a vote in the State Senate. The Assembly version is pending in the Assembly Labor Committee. The Legislature returns from recess after the November election, in which all 120 seats in the Legislature are up for re-election. Contact your legislators today and help to make this years election about working family issues like Paid Family Leave!