Apply Now for the 2026 Abe Solomon and Ed Purtill Scholarships

The Trustees of the Abraham Solomon Scholarship Fund for the Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, are proud to announce that 8 scholarships will be offered for the year 2026. Each scholarship will be for $1000.00. Only members of local unions affiliated with the Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and their dependents are eligible to apply.

We will be awarding four scholarships in the memory of Abraham Solomon and four in the memory of Edward Purtill.

Click here to download the Abe Solomon Scholarship Application

Click here to download the Ed Purtill Community Service Scholarship Application

We ask that you read all of the eligibility requirements. Please feel free to post this information on your website and make as many copies as needed.

The selection committee requests that all applications are returned by US Mail and received no later than February 27, 2026.

Since the beginning of the scholarship fund over forty years ago, over two hundred scholarships have been awarded. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and officers of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-ClO, thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Bergen CLC Annual Holiday Party 2025

The December 2025 Delegates Meeting of the Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO will be our annual Holiday Party. It will be held on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00 pm at Sanzari’s New Bridge Inn, located at 105 Old New Bridge Rd in New Milford.

Delegates are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy, which will be donated to the Greater Bergen Community Action’s annual Operation Holiday program. Click here to see a list of Union-Made in America Holiday Gift Ideas.

To rsvp, complete the form, call, or text President Andrew Mattson at 201-783-4812.

Volunteers Needed! Labor Walks 2025 – Help Get Out the Vote!

Join us as we reach out to our fellow union members across Bergen County to help elect candidates who support our union priorities!

The Labor Movement is counting on YOU to ensure that we elect our endorsed Gubernatorial, State Assembly, County & Local Candidates on Tuesday, November 4th!

Every affiliated union is encouraged to provide volunteers for the Bergen CLC Labor Walks each Saturday morning from September 20th through Election Day.

Saturdays at 8:00 am
September 20, 2025, through Election Day (Nov. 4).
IBEW Local 164, 205 Robin Road, Paramus, NJ

Bagels and coffee provided.

Come out, get involved, and make a difference for working families in Bergen County!

📞 Contact us at (201) 967-5953
📧 Email: amattson55@bergenclc.org

Click here to download the flyer (PDF)

2025 Bergen CLC COPE Cocktail Reception

The Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO and in partnership with the Bergen County Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, is hosting our Annual COPE Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the New Bridge Inn located at 105 Old New Bridge Road, New Milford. The proceeds of this event will benefit our Committee on Political Education (COPE) and support our Labor 2025 Member Mobilization Campaign.

Click here to download a flyer and order form.

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Join the Bergen Labor Walks to Support Tom Sullivan for County Commissioner

The Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council is hitting the streets every Saturday morning to support our union brother, Tom Sullivan, President of IBEW Local 164 and the Bergen County Building Trades in his campaign for re-election to the Bergen County Board of Commissioners.

Every Saturday through June 7, 2025
8:00 AM
IBEW Local 164 – 205 Robin Road, Paramus, NJ

Come out, get involved, and make a difference for working families in Bergen County!

📞 Contact us at (201) 967-5953
📧 Email: amattson55@bergenclc.org

👉 Click here to download the flyer (PDF)

2025 Philip J. McLewin 39th Annual Community Services Awards Breakfast

The Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO would like to invite you to the 2025 Philip J. McLewin 39th Annual Community Services Awards Breakfast on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 9:00 am. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Hasbrouck Heights Hilton Hotel located at 650 Terrace Ave in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

Click here to download order form.

We will be honoring Joseph Melahn, Business Agent/Recording Secretary, SMART Local 25 and Vice President, Bergen County CLC, as our Labor Leader of the Year. We are proud to present our Community Services Award to Tom Kelly, Business Agent, IBEW Local 827, and President of the Passaic County CLC.

We will also present awards to the Abe Solomon and Ed Purtill Scholarship recipients.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 16, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Janet Giuliano at jgiuliano@bergenclc.org or 201-967-5953.

Apply Now for the 2025 Abe Solomon and Ed Purtill Scholarships

The Trustees of the Abraham Solomon Scholarship Fund for the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, are proud to announce that 8 scholarships will be offered for the year 2025. Each scholarship will be for $1000.00. Only members of local unions affiliated with the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and their dependents are eligible to apply.

We will be awarding 4 scholarships in the memory of Abraham Solomon and 4 in the memory of Edward Purtill.

Click here to download the Abe Solomon Scholarship Application

Click here to download the Ed Purtill Community Service Scholarship Application

We ask that you read all of the eligibility requirements. Please feel free to put this information of your website, and make as many copies as you need.

The selection committee requests that all applications are returned by US Mail and received no later than April l, 2025.

Since the beginning of the scholarship fund over forty years ago, over two hundred scholarships have been awarded. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and officers of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-ClO, thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Bergen CLC 2024 Annual Holiday Party

The December 2024 Delegates Meeting of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO will be our annual Holiday Party. It will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:30 pm at
Sanzari’s New Bridge Inn, located at 105 Old New Bridge Rd in New Milford.

Delegates are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy which will be donated to the Greater Bergen Community Action annual Operation Holiday program. Click here to see a list of Union-Made in America Holiday Gift Ideas.

Click here to RSVP.

Bergen CLC 2024 COPE Cocktail Reception

The Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL- CIO will be hosting our annual COPE Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the New Bridge Inn located at 105 Old New Bridge Road, New Milford. The proceeds of this event will benefit our Committee on Political Education (COPE) and support our Labor 2024 Member Mobilization Campaign.

Click here for a flyer and order form to purchase tickets. For more information, please contact Janet Giuliano at (201) 967-5953.

As you know, there is much at stake for working people in this year in the upcoming Presidential, Federal and County elections. Electing labor friendly candidates at all levels of government is crucial to achieving a working families agenda for our members.

We hope to build upon our past success and continue to expand our program. These goals can only be achieved by a well financed and resourced Central Labor Council with the solidarity of the entire labor movement.

 

12th Annual Mike “Doc” Doklia Memorial Beefsteak Dinner

We are pleased to announce the tenth annual Mike “Doc” Doklia Memorial Beefsteak Scholarship Dinner. Mike was a former Director of the United Labor Agency of Bergen County, a former Vice-President of this Labor Council, and a former Trustee for this Scholarship Fund. We are honored to name this dinner after Mike. The Beefsteak Dinner will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at the IBEW Local 164 Hall, 65 W. Century Road, Paramus, NJ, from 6 – 9 PM.

Click here to download ticket order form.

The Abe Solomon Scholarship Fund, sponsored by the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Inc., has for the last forty-four years, awarded two hundred eighteen scholarships to union members and their families. We do this to ease the burden on union families trying to cope with the ever-increasing cost of a college or post-high school educational program. Our scholarships are given in honor of two men who were part of the labor movement in Bergen County. Abe Solomon was a past President and a leader in the early years of this Labor Council. Ed Purtill was a past Director of the United Labor Agency of Bergen County, and was passionate about community service. We are proud to honor these two giants of our labor history.

The cost of the dinner will be $60.00 per person, or $600.00 per table of ten. Please make all checks payable to the Abe Solomon Scholarship Fund. All proceeds will go to the Scholarship Fund for future awards.

Thank you in advance for your continued support, not only from the Bergen CLC and the Scholarship Trustees, but also from the recipients of these scholarships.