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WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a union electrician and co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) introduced the Empowering Striking Workers Act to allow workers who exercise their right to collectively bargain to be eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits after 14 days of striking.
PENNSAUKEN, NJ. - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) was honored with the Southern New Jersey Council Lifetime Labor Achievement Award, joined labor leaders at the Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council-AFL-CIO Labor Day Observance and Scholarship Breakfast, and announced legislation to designate Peter J. McGuire's memorial and gravesite in Pennsauken as a National Historic Landmark.
By Donald Norcross
9/1/25
Credit: The Hill
On Labor Day, we celebrate America's workers and remember those who fought for the eight-hour workday, higher wages, and benefits for all workers. None of this would be possible without the hard work of South Jersey's own Peter J. McGuire, the father of Labor Day and a founding member of the American Federation of Labor and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) visited the Food Bank of South Jersey to discuss how Trump's cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will affect South Jersey families and increase demand at our local food banks. On July 4, President Trump signed the Big Ugly Bill into law, cutting SNAP by $200 billion and putting 97,000 individuals in New Jersey's First Congressional District at risk of losing food benefits.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), and Mike Lawler (R-NY), along with Senator Edward Markey, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Warehouse Worker Protection Act. The bill aims to improve safety by requiring companies with large warehouses to disclose quotas to workers and prohibiting quotas that interfere with health and safety.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD (D-NJ) led six Members of Congress in a letter to Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Noem, and Acting Director Lyons, demanding clarification and expressing opposition regarding the plan to house undocumented immigrants on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
By Alfred Lubrano and Jeff Gammage
7/25/25
Credit: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross expressed anger and puzzlement toward the Trump administration on Friday after meeting with commanders at a South Jersey military installation about plans to confine immigration detainees there.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) and Congressman Herb Conaway (NJ-03) visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, one week after receiving a letter from Defense Secretary Hegseth informing the Representatives that the military base will be used as a detention site for undocumented immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) honored the pilots and flight attendants who saved his life: Captain Michael Tibaldo, First Officer James Kim, Flight Attendant Donnell Mitchell, and Flight Attendant Jaclyn Curry, all of whom are unionized workers who are members of Teamsters Local 357 and Teamsters Local 135. General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Sean O'Brien, and General Secretary-Treasurer at Teamsters, Fred Zuckerman, were also in attendance.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) hosted representatives from more than 100 federal, state, and local agencies and nonprofits at Camden County College for his 8th Annual Constituent Services Fair. Hundreds of constituents who need assistance on issues ranging from federal programs like Medicare to local rent relief attended.