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NJ bill giving domestic workers rights, labor protections introduced

Mary Ann Koruth NorthJersey.com Lawmakers were in Newark Wednesday to announce a bill that provides rights and labor protections to New Jersey’s nearly 50,000 domestic workers – house cleaners, nannies, and health-caregivers who work in people’s homes. Senator Richard J. Codey (D-NJ) and Rep. Britnee N. Timberlake, (D-NJ), representing Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties, addressed a 100-strong crowd of domestic workers who rallied outside Newark Penn Station to mark International Domestic Workers Day. The bill will be introduced in the senate within the next two weeks, said Codey. The bill was championed by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a nationwide advocacy group that led a grassroots coalition of local labor and immigrant organizations including Wind of the Spirit, Casa Freehold, Adhikaar and New Labor. Virgilio Aran, an organizer with the NDWA, called it a huge milestone in the social justice movement for workers’ rights in New Jersey, because it pr

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Why did it take so long for N.J. to close the door on scandal-ridden women's prison?

Why did it take so long for N.J. to close the door on scandal-ridden women’s prison? NJ.com 5 hrs ago Ted Sherman, nj.com © NJ Advance Media file photos/NJ Advance Media file photos Gov. Phil Murphy, who announced plans Monday to shut down the Edna Mahan women s prison in the wake of a scathing report of continuing violence and abuse there. But once a scathing report into the continuing sexual violence at the century-old complex was released, the decision came quickly. Senior administration sources, speaking on background, said closing the prison had been discussed long before the governor ultimately took action Monday. The decision to shut it down took on added urgency after the detailed look into years of abuse and sexual assaults, and criminal charges against guards, one source said in offering a behind-the-scenes perspective of what sparked the move.