ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — No. 5 Debbie White
Debbie White
President
Health Professionals and Allied Employees
At the forefront of the battle to improve working conditions for nurses — including suggestions of striking.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
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: 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.
