America's Workers
Our national workforce keeps our country running and provides invaluable services we often take for granted. Nobody should have to work multiple jobs or extraordinary hours to provide for their family, save for retirement or feel financially secure. As an electrician by trade, I know the best social program in the world is a job and I believe every worker must have an opportunity to succeed, which starts with fair pay. Women have made great strides in history, but it’s time they receive equal pay for equal work and the opportunity to maintain a work and family balance. We need to ensure working families have fair wages, safe working conditions, and a voice in the workplace.
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Washington, DC, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today affirmed his commitment to U.S. national security during a House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, which passed on a 60-2 vote out of committee, addresses both the critical needs of our military personnel, providing them the resources they need to keep our nation safe and combat terrorism wherever it lays and advancing defense issues vital to our region.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today sent a letter to Lowell McAdam, chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, encouraging Verizon to work with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) to reach a resolution that reflects the value of their members' work to the customers and communities the company serves. As a trained electrician and proud retired member of IBEW, Rep. Norcross knows firsthand how critical good wages and benefits are to workers and their families.
Burlington County Times. By Brian Woods
...U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st of Camden, also spoke to persuade the crowd of business people to give extra thought to hiring a veteran.
..."I have never had an employer come back to me and say anything but positive. All these predisposed issues that they thought they were going to have were never there, and it was probably one of the best hires that they ever had," Norcross said.
NJ Spotlight. By John Reitmeyer
...More than 30,000 unionized Verizon workers have been striking for nearly two weeks after an ongoing dispute over pay, healthcare, and other labor issues could not be resolved at the bargaining table.
..."This is really a microcosm of what's going on in our entire country," Norcross said.
...In Congress, Norcross, a former union worker, is backing legislation to increase the federal minimum wage over time to $15 an hour. That would result in more than doubling the current $7.25 minimum wage.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today applauded the U.S. Senate's passage of the Energy Policy Modernization Act, a bipartisan measure which included provisions that Norcross introduced through legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last year.
Camden, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today marked Equal Pay Day by demanding Congress pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which he cosponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"It's sad that this day even exists on the calendar. But, the terrible truth is that today marks the 103 extra days the average American woman has to work to earn as much as the average man did the year before. That's not right. Women shouldn't have to play 'catch up' to the men in 2016," said Rep. Norcross.
CBS Philly. By Paul Kurtz
...April 12th shows how far into the year women have to work to earn what men made the previous year. A protest against unequal wages was held Tuesday at the University of Rutgers-Camden.
..."It is an outrage," said New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross referring to the fact that women today earn 79 cents for every buck men make.
...Norcross is co-sponsor of the PayCheck Fairness Act which updates the 1963's Equal Pay Act. The measure has languished in the Senate for years.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today led a new effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to bring attention to the conditions of millions of hardworking American men and women who are literally working to build and maintain our country.
The Hill. By Reps. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) and David McKinley (R-W.VA.)
...As members of Congress representing different parties, we're building something, too: a new and unique alliance to support the Congressional Building Trades Caucus, a bipartisan collaboration in the House that will advance the agenda of all hardworking Americans.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today urged Congress to act on legislation to close the gender wage gap as the nation observes Women's History Month.
"Women's History Month is a time to celebrate the successes American women have achieved throughout our history. Let's prove to our wives, daughters, sisters and all working American women that this Women's History Month will be the pivotal time when we decide to do something meaningful--and close the gender wage gap for good," said Rep. Norcross.