ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — William Sproule
William Sproule
Executive secretary-treasurer
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Group of 41,000 is made up of a variety of trade groups, including commercial/residential carpenters, heavy highway, piledrivers, floor-layers, mill cabinet and more.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Patrick Delle Cava
Patrick Delle Cava
Business manager
IBEW Local 102
The group’s five-year apprenticeship program — and continuous education training at its 16,000-square-foot facility — ensures its members provide the highest quality of work.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Cyndie Williams
Cyndie Williams
Executive director
Carpenter Contractor Trust
A longtime member of the union with more than two decades of experience in various roles in the construction industry, she is first woman to head the Carpenter Contractor Trust.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Sean Spiller
Sean Spiller
President
N.J. Education Association
Few unions in state are as impactful. Spiller, a high school science teacher in Wayne, has led the NJEA since September 2021.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
N.J. state director
32BJ SEIU
Head of union that represents approximately 175,000 service workers — he recently avoided strike by 10,000 cleaning crew members in corporate buildings through deft negotiations.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Charles Wowkanech
Charles Wowkanech
President
New Jersey State AFL-CIO
Leads an organization that unites the voices of more than 1 million union members across the state in pursuit of social and economic justice for all workers.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Bill Mullen
Bill Mullen
President
N.J. Building & Construction Trades Council
One of the most important labor leaders in the state. He oversees 15 unions and more than 150,000 members.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Unions — Fran Ehret
Fran Ehret
N.J. state director
Communications Workers of America
In 2021, she took over as state director for the CWA, one of the state’s most powerful public-sector unions, but she has a lifetime of union influence.
