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 — Ed Donnelly
Ed Donnelly
President
N.J. Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association
Recently made news when he announced the group would not support a candidate for Senate in New Jersey, criticizing Democratic nominee Andy Kim in the process.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Donna DeCaprio
Donna DeCaprio
President
Unite Here! Local 54
The first woman to serve as president of New Jersey’s largest hospitality workers union, she is a leader in the fight to raise wages and benefits for New Jersey casino, hotel...
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 — Veronica Cobb
Veronica Cobb
President & business agent
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 819
Helped the union make big push for the corporate transit fee.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Patricia Campos-Medina
Patricia Campos-Medina
Executive director
Worker Institute @ILR Cornell
She came up short in effort to earn the nomination for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats, but her stronger-than-expected support showed the significance many voters still place in...
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 — Laurel Brennan
Laurel Brennan
Secretary-treasurer
N.J. State AFL-CIO
Recently reelected to another four-year term as key leader in one of state’s most important and impactful unions.
ROI Influencers: Unions 2024: Non-Trades — Wayne Blanchard
Wayne Blanchard
President
N.J. State Troopers Fraternal Association
He recently was reelected first vice chairman of the National Troopers Coalition, positioning him to lead the group in the future.
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...