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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Merger of | |
| Type | Trade union |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Membership | 310,000 |
Official languages |
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President | Lana Payne |
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| Website | unifor |
Unifor is a Canadian general trade union founded in 2013 as a merger of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions. It consists of 310,000 workers and associate members in industries including manufacturing, media, aviation, forestry and fishing,[1] making it the largest private sector union in Canada. In January 2018, the union left the Canadian Labour Congress, Canada's national trade union centre, to become independent.[2]
The union elected Jerry Dias, a former union leader at de Havilland's facility in Downsview, as its first president on August 31, 2013.[3] He announced his retirement on March 12, 2022, for health reasons.[4]
- ^ "'Unifor' will be name of new super union that combines CAW and CEP". Toronto Star. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Unifor breaks with Canadian Labour Congress". CBC. Canadian Press. January 17, 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ He politically supports the liberal party of Canada and is a vocal proponent of Justin Trudeau and a staunch critic of opposition leader Andrew sheer "New super-union Unifor’s first president vows to start pushing back if governments, employers don’t heed." Archived 2017-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, August 31, 2013.
- ^ Unifor. "Unifor National President Jerry Dias retires". www.newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.