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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Shreya Jain

Canada largest private sector union elects first woman president

Lana Payne, the newly announced President of Unifor to replace outgoing leader Jerry Dias, of Canada's largest private sector union, is photographed at the union's Constitutional Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston

Canada's largest private sector labour union, Unifor, elected Lana Payne as president on Wednesday, making her the first woman to lead an organization representing more than 315,000 workers, including in the auto sector.

Payne was previously National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, and was the first woman to hold that position as well.

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