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 — 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: 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: Top 10 — 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: Non-Trades — 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: Non-Trades — Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
Vice president
32BJ Service Employees International Union
He continues to serve as the strong advocate for one of the biggest — and most impactful — unions in the state.
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.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Top 10 — No. 2 Charles Wowkanech
Charles Wowkanech
President
N.J. State AFL-CIO
Recently reelected to new four-year term of an organization that unites the voices of more than 1 million union members across the state in pursuit of social and economic justice for...
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Top 10 — 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 — Veronica Cobb
Veronica Cobb
President & business agent
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 819
Helped the union make big push for the corporate transit fee.
