Lana Payne elected as first female president of Unifor
Posted Aug 10, 2022 09:30:00 PM.
Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, has elected Lana Payne as its new national president — the first woman to hold the position.
Payne, who was previously National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, defeated Scott Doherty, executive assistant to the president, and Dave Cassidy, president of Unifor Local 444.
She has also served as Atlantic regional director at Unifor and president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
Payne will succeed Jerry Dias, who stepped down earlier this year citing health reasons and was later charged with violating the code of ethics and democratic practices of the union’s constitution.
Unifor represents more than 300,000 workers in multiple sectors, including manufacturing, aviation, forestry, energy, and telecoms.
