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Longshoremen Strike: Hundreds Of NJ, NY Dockworkers On Picket Lines
Thousands of longshoremen along the East and Golf coasts are on strike in a move that could heavily impact the economy and make it harder to get goods and services. In Elizabeth, NJ, the strike began on Tuesday, Oct. 1 outside Maher Terminal where hundreds of dockworkers rallied. CBS News, citing the Port Authority of NY and NJ, said most operations have been shut down due to the strike. Daily Voice has reached out the Port Authority for comment. The Port Authority said it has been working closely with the commercial trucking industry to ensure cargo containing essential goods, medical sup…
Business
NJ Mayors Want Murphy To Reopen Indoor Malls, Shopping Centers
A group of New Jersey mayors have formed a coalition in hopes of persuading Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen indoor malls. Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac is helming the coalition of mayors, all of whom have large indoor mall and shopping centers in their municipalities. All New Jersey malls and shopping centers closed on March 17 due to the coronavirus outbreak. On May 18, the state allowed non-essential retail stores to offer curbside pickup. As the state begins to enter stage two of the multi-phase reopening plan on June 15, Murphy has said stores in the mall with direct access …
Business
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide
Victoria’s Secret will permanently close about 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada this year, parent company L Brands announced. Ohio-based L Brands did not detail the closure locations, but there are 42 Victoria's Secret stores in New Jersey and 1,000 nationwide. L Brands also announced that 51 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada will close this year. There are 10 Bath & Body stores in New Jersey and 1,635 stores nationwide. The popular retail chain joins others in announcing permanent store closures in recent weeks including J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JC Pe…
Business
2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off
More than 2,700 employees were laid off from Tropicana Atlantic City with state-ordered casino closures extended another month, according to a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Last Saturday, Eldorado Resorts -- which owns Tropicana -- moved to the minimum workforce necessary to maintain basic operations, according to an April 8 report to shareholders. New Jersey's nine casinos were ordered closed along with gyms, concert venues and movie theaters by Gov. Phil Murphy March 16 to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Atlantic City …
Police & Fire
'We Take Care Of Our Own': Port Authority Police Give Back To NJ Rookie's Family Bakery
Times have gotten tough amid the coronavirus pandemic for a popular Union County bakery owned by the family of a Port Authority police rookie. So her colleagues decided to do something about it. This is their story. HEROES: While on duty recently at the Port Authority Police Department command at LaGuardia Airport, Sgt. Brian Vitale learned that rookie PAPD Officer Jessica Vaccaro’s family business -- Vaccaro’s Bakery in Clark -- was facing closure, like many other small businesses currently struggling to survive the economic ravages of COVID-19. Not only was this the long-successful busin…
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New Jersey Walmart Stores Hiring 2,400 Workers To Meet
Covid-
19 Demands
Walmart stores across New Jersey are hiring 2,400 new associates to help keep up with high demands related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Employees are needed for stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers in an effort to hire 150,000 nationwide, officials said. The hiring process will be expedited, and the normal two-week process will be reduced to 24 hours for key roles like cashiers and stockers. “We know millions of Americans who are usually employed at this time are temporarily out of work, and at the same time we’re currently seeing strong demand in our stores,” said Doug…
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Jersey City Rally In Favor Of Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants Planned
A May 1 rally is planned near the Statue of Liberty to express support for pending legislation in New York and New Jersey that would grant drivers licenses to applicants regardless of immigration status. The rally begins at noon at the J. Owen Grundy Pier at Hudson Street /Exchange Place in Jersey City, according to Service Employees Union International 32BJ, a labor union helping organize the event. Immigrant and other labor rights groups are expected to take part. The rally is meant to highlight the benefits of the proposed laws pending in both New York and New Je…
Business
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees
J.C. Penney says it will close eight stores in 2018, resulting in 480 job cuts. This comes after the department store chain shuttered 140 stores in 2017. The eight stores scheduled for closure this year are: Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Illinois Viking Plaza in Alexandria, Minnesota Washington Park Mall in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington Calexico Store in Calexico, California Knox Village Square in Mt. Vernon, Ohio J.C. Penney had announced earlier this week, 600 jobs would …
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