Canadian Auto Workers

Canadian Auto Workers
National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada
Travailleurs canadiens de l'automobile
AbbreviationCAW
PredecessorUnited Auto Workers
Merged intoUnifor
Formation1985 (1985)
Dissolved2013 (2013)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Location
  • Canada
Membership
190,000
Presidents
Affiliations

The National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada, commonly known as the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), was one of Canada's largest labour unions. In 2013, it merged with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, forming a new union, Unifor. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St. Catharines, and Oshawa, the CAW has expanded and now incorporates workers in almost every sector of the economy. The presidents of the CAW were Bob White (1985–1992), Buzz Hargrove (1992–2008), Ken Lewenza (2008–2013), and Jerry Dias (2013–2022) when the CAW became UNIFOR.[1]

  1. ^ Clement Allard (8 August 2013). "Presidents of CAW, CEP step down as unions unite in mega-merger". Financial Post. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.