This year, for Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Roshan “Roc” White of the Plumbers and Pipefitters.
Roshan “Roc” White has been a member of UA Local 24 for the past 25 years. White is the president of the Union County AFL-CIO Council. As a Marine Corps veteran of the Gulf War, White now serves on the New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Union Veteran Council. A 2018 graduate of the state federation’s Labor Candidates School, White successfully ran for town council in Scotch Plains.