ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Top 10 — No. 9 Fran Ehret
Fran Ehret
N.J. state director
Communication Workers of America
Showed strength when CWA came out in strong opposition to legislation overhaul to the Open Public Records Act.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Joe Demark
Joe Demark
President
N.J. State Council of Sheet Metal Workers
A third-generation sheet metal worker, Demark has served in numerous roles for Local 25 — and gives his time to the community, including efforts at Garden Academy.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Fran McLaughlin
Fran McLaughlin
Business manager/secretary-treasurer
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 21
Key leader of union that represents more than 6,000 members in the finishing trades in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Patrick Delle Cava
Patrick Delle Cava
Business manager
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 102
He’s the vocal leader of the influential local that is out in front on key issues involving labor.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Judy Danella
Judy Danella
President
USW – Health Care Workers Council Local 4-200
You can debate whether the length of nurses’ strike was worth the settlement, but there’s no denying her impact in the process.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — No. 7 Harvey Whille
Harvey Whille
President
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1262
The UFCW Local 1262, which runs from Ocean County to Hudson Valley, represents more than 22,000 workers at ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Foodtown and other stores.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Trades — Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young
Political director
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
The Camden County commissioner is now leader of political activities for one of the most powerful and politically active unions in state.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024 — Non-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: Trades — Mark Longo
Mark Longo
Director
Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative 825
He brings more than 20 years in government affairs and building trades public affairs to ELEC 825.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Sam Ferraino
Sam Ferraino
President
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 360
Union’s increasingly powerful influence in cannabis industry was evident when the Cannabis Place, a Jersey City dispensary, became first in Hudson County sign a union recognition agreement.
