The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Backs Sherrill for Governor

NEWARK – Workers affiliated with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council AFL-CIO this afternoon issued a vocal endorsement of Democrat Mikie Sherrill within the governor’s race.

Rich Maroko, President of the Hotel Trades Council, did the formal honors, welcoming Sherrill to the rostrum on the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.

“We are proud to endorse Mikie Sherrill for governor. Mikie understands what’s important to working people in New Jersey, and as governor I know she’s going to fight for our priorities. She has our back, and will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us as we fight for better pay, better benefits, and dignity in the workplace. HTC members will be doing all they can to see Mikie win this election,” stated Maroko.

A results-driven participant in labor politics, Maroko oversees roughly 9,000 lively members in New Jersey.

Will his allies within the union be an element within the GOTV drive on this battleground election?

“Absolutely,” Maroko instructed InsiderNJ. “We always ran a really robust political program. Our members are militant, active, they volunteer, they canvas, they talk to their neighbors, and they vote.”

The HTC began organizing right here within the state in 2015 and have been constructing energy since, rising a comparable floor recreation, particularly in Hudson and Essex.

Sources have seen members transferring in Middlesex, too.

“I am honored to have the support of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council as we fight to build a more affordable Garden State. Unions built New Jersey, but with Donald Trump, their rights are under constant threat. We know that an attack on workers anywhere is an attack on workers everywhere. That’s why it’s critically important to defeat Jack Ciattarelli and his union-busting, anti-worker agenda at the ballot box this November. I won’t hesitate to stand up for New Jerseyans, and together we will ensure that the members of the HTC have the opportunity to thrive here in the Garden State,” stated Sherrill.

They can be out there to lend GOTV heft to the Sherrill coordinated marketing campaign the place obligatory.

After her remarks to the gang, Sherrill jumped off the stage and went hand by hand by way of the galvanized crowd.

President of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO; Business Manager of Hotel, Restaurant & Club Employees and Bartenders Union, Local 6, Maroko practiced labor and employment law in New Jersey and New York before coming to the Hotel Trades Council in 2002 as General Counsel, the place he created and managed the authorized division. He graduated Phi Betta Kappa from the State University of New Jersey – Rutgers, earned a regulation diploma from the University of Pennsylvania, and later earned a Masters in Labor and Employment Law with distinction from Georgetown University. He has fought instances in entrance of state and federal courts and earlier than the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and the Division of Human Rights. In 2011 he was elected Vice President of the Hotel Trades Council, and later served as Recording Secretary till 2020. Mr. Maroko has distinguished himself as a fierce negotiator and advocate for staff. As President, he’s the chief govt officer of our Union.