ROI-NJ presents the ROI Influencers: Unions 2024
Approximately one in six workers in the state is a member of a union — making New Jersey the sixth most unionized state in the country.
The number is going up, too.
The percentage of union...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Mike Tranberg
Mike Tranberg
Business manager
Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 9
He recently ousted longtime business manger Michael Maloney by a wide margin (68%-32%) of one of the most impactful locals in state.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024 — Top 10
Approximately one in six workers in the state is a member of a union — making New Jersey the sixth most unionized state in the country.
The number is going up, too.
The percentage of union...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Peter Andreyev; Michael Freeman
Peter Andreyev; Michael Freeman
President; Executive vice president
N.J. Policemen’s Benevolent Association
Pair was recently sworn in as new leaders of 31,000-member New Jersey State PBA.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — No. 1 Greg Lalevee
Greg Lalevee
Business manager
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825
The union’s presence on seemingly on every big job in the state — combined with its commitment to workforce development and economic development — make Lalevee...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Hugh Giordano
Hugh Giordano
Director of organizing
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 360
From seed to sale, UFCW is a recognized leader in organizing cannabis industry employees and is the official AFL-CIO-designated cannabis labor union. Giordano plays big role...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Top 10 — No. 1 Greg Lalevee
Greg Lalevee
Business manager
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825
Greg Lalevee is proud of all the things the approximately 7,800 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 have worked on in the...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — 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: Unions 2024 — Trades
Approximately one in six workers in the state is a member of a union — making New Jersey the sixth most unionized state in the country.
The number is going up, too.
The percentage of union...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — No. 10 Robert Asaro-Angelo
Robert Asaro-Angelo
Commissioner
N.J. Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Unions have never had more support in cabinet than Asaro-Angelo, the son of a longtime labor organizer in Atlantic City and former employee of LiUNA, AFSCME and...
