ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Steve Tully
Steve Tully
Executive director
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 63
Heads influential union that represents more than 20,000 public sector employees in state and local governments around New Jersey.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Richard Sweeney
Richard Sweeney
Business manager & president
Iron Workers Local 399
Sweeney heads powerful South Jersey union that oversees more than 1,000 members. A second-generation ironworker, he has served in various roles for Local 399 since starting his career...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Sean Spiller
Sean Spiller
President
N.J. Education Association
In addition to heading one of the most influential and impactful teacher unions in the country, he is the (outgoing) mayor of Montclair — and a candidate to be governor.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — No. 8 John Niccollai
John Niccollai
President
United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 464A
The president for more than four decades, he has led Local 464A to remarkable growth while delivering outstanding contracts, placing it among the premier local unions...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — No. 6 William Sproule
William Sproule
Executive secretary-treasurer
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Key leader of incredibly influential and impactful union — one that always is looking forward. It recently graduated class of workers trained in underwater construction, welding and...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Wayne Richardson
Wayne Richardson
President
Laborers Local 55
Longtime labor leader also is president of the Essex County board of commissioners.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Rich Maroko
Rich Maroko
President
N.Y./N.J. Hotel and Gaming Workers Union
He has used his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania to fight cases in state/federal courts and before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Ana Maria Hill
Ana Maria Hill
State director
32BJ Service Employees International Union
She was recently elevated to role as state director, the first Latina in 32BJ’s history to hold the title.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — No. 3 Donald Norcross
Donald Norcross
U.S. Representative
D-1st Dist.
Strongest union leader in Congress (he previously was part of leadership of IBEW Local 351 and president of Southern N.J. AFL-CIO Central Labor Council), he remains the definitive voice for labor...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Jennifer Higgins
Jennifer Higgins
President
American Federation of Teachers – N.J.
Began her term in top job of 30,000-member education union federation July 1, succeeding longtime leader Donna Chiera, who became president emerita.