Who are we?

Unifor is a strong and effective union that works to make sure our members have safer workplaces, secure employment, wages and benefits that provide a decent standard of living, and that dignity and respect is part of every workplace. What we wish for ourselves, we also wish for all workers.

Part of Unifor’s strength lies in its team of expert staff across the country that provide services and support to Locals and their members. To service all the diverse needs of Unifor members the union employs professional staff all across the country.

Unifor has staff representatives and national departments in the following areas:

National Representatives who work directly with Locals during bargaining, grievances and assist in supporting the needs of members in every Local;
An in-house legal team to advocate, and represent members;
Pensions and benefits experts;
Industry and sector-specialists and Directors;
Researchers and economists;
Communications and government relations teams;
Adult education trainers and union educators;
Human rights and health & safety experts;
Specialists in women’s rights and child care initiatives, and much more!
This dedicate team of hundreds of staff members all support our membership.

Unifor members work in nearly every sector of the economy. We have members who work in health care, telecommunications and media, in road, rail, air and marine transportation, in resources such as forestry, energy, mining and smelting and fisheries. We have members in construction, manufacturing, auto, and shipbuilding. We also have members who work in, education, retail, gaming and hospitality.

All of these workers have one thing in common – they are members of the union! Unifor is 315,000 workers in Canada and we are growing every single day!

Below, you can see how our membership is spread across the country and across Canada’s most vital economic sectors.