Make the Road New Jersey

@MaketheRoadNJ

Building power of Latino & working class communities to achieve dignity & justice.

Elizabeth, NJJoined April 2015

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May 18

📺WATCH: Yesterday, we unveiled a 534ft scroll at the statehouse to show the massive corporate profits in NJ. While corps like Amazon profit, Black & Brown families are facing 📈📈rents and crumbling schools and transit. It’s time to #FundOurFamiliesTaxAmazon DON’T END THE CBT

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“When you go to work, you should be expected to come home the same way you go to work: with all your limbs attached and safe,” said Rep. Donald Norcross.

njspotlightnews.org

Advocates say they fear Amazon Prime Day comes at a cost for workers | NJ Spotlight News

Advocates have long complained about working conditions, and some lawmakers would like to investigate just that.

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Jul 14

Thank you to

@NJStateBarFdn

for your generous support to help us expand our programs to reach thousands of immigrant workers and tenants to learn and defend their rights.

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New Jersey State Bar Foundation

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Jul 14

NJSBF makes a difference supporting nonprofit organizations by cosponsoring law-related education programs for the public, senior citizens, immigrants, people with disabilities, victims of domestic violence and more. Learn more at njsbf.org. #NewJersey #Nonprofit

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Restricting access to books limits New Jerseyans right to access information. Cedar Grove library must resist these attempts at censorship and keep Gender Queer on the shelves.

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Jul 12

Lawmakers can build on past success and help hundreds of thousands families make ends meet by expanding the age range for the state Child Tax Credit. “Kids don’t stop being expensive after turning 6,” said NJPP's

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nj.com

The next step in fighting child poverty in NJ | Editorial

Doubling the child tax credit is significant. But more must be done.

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Jul 12

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Jul 11

It’s #PrimeDay & another family is mourning. Amazon worker in IL, Roger Kieca, died under very similar circumstances as NJ worker Rafael Mota after complaints of extreme heat in the facilities. Not one more! Amazon must be held accountable!

inthesetimes.com

Amazon Says a Worker’s Death Was Not Work-Related. But a 911 Call Appears to Contradict the...

A 911 call, obtained through a FOIA, only cites dehydration as the possible cause of the fatal medical emergency.

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Several lawmakers, local leaders and faculty members are rallying against a plan to merge Rutgers' medical schools in New Brunswick and Newark. Thanks to

for joining

this morning to talk about it:

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Plan to merge Rutgers' medical schools met with fierce opposition | WNYC | New York Public Radio,...

Several lawmakers, local leaders and faculty members are rallying against a plan to merge Rutgers' medical schools in New Brunswick and Newark.

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Today, our Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) members joined our sister organization

@MaketheRoadNJ

in Elizabeth for their first-ever Pride Fest! Organized by the youth leaders of MRNJ, the event aims to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community in New Jersey. ¡Sí se puede!

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Jul 6

Today we joined

@amazonteamsters

drivers as they extend their picket to Avenel, NJ. Coast to coast,

@amazonteamsters

are demanding safe working conditions and fair wages.

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Amazon Teamsters

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Jul 6

#AmazonStrike COAST TO COAST!!! California Amazon drivers are bringing their ULP strike to the East Coast. They just extended their picket line to an Amazon warehouse in NJ! We demand Amazon take responsibility for the safety of the drivers who deliver their packages!

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Jun 30

In response of the new budget, it is clear that legislators have chosen to side with corporate interests rather than working class New Jerseyans. The failure to extend the CBT is a mistake that will have long-lasting, devastating consequences on our New Jersey.

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For the Many NJ

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Jun 30

Today, lawmakers approved a state budget that includes a $1 billion corporate tax cut, new corporate tax loopholes, and more tax credits for Hollywood studios — while failing to fund the programs working families and small businesses rely on. Read more: njpp.org/media/press-re

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