Unifor

Unifor
Formation	2013
Merger of	Canadian Auto Workers; Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada;
Type	Trade union
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Location	Canada;
Membership	310,000
Official languages	English; French;
President	Lana Payne
Affiliations	IndustriALL Global Union; International Federation of Journalists; International Transport Workers' Federation;
Website	unifor.org

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, 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.

The union elected Jerry Dias, a former union leader at de Havilland's facility in Downsview, as its first president on August 31, 2013. He announced his retirement on March 12, 2022, due to health reasons.

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