Richard Maroko Archives - New Jersey Globe

Maroko’s hotel workers union opening Montclair office

March 22, 2022 7:50 pm

One of the most politically influential unions in New York politics is expanding its footprint in New Jersey. The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council will open their first New Jersey office on Wednesday with workers at 10 New Jersey hotels...

Montclair’s Maroko assumes top post at one of NYC’s most influential labor unions

August 12, 2020 9:26 pmAugust 12, 2020 9:26 pm

One of the most powerful positions in New York politics is now held by a New Jerseyan. Richard Maroko, who grew up in Cherry Hill and now lives in Montclair, is the new president of the Hotel Trades Council. The...

Murphy names new NJ Transit board

March 21, 2019 12:33 pmMarch 21, 2019 5:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has overhauled the board of New Jersey Transit, dropping 20-year member Flora Castillo as part of a package of even new appointees to run the beleaguered mass transit agency. Murphy’s nominees include two picks from towns with...