The
Canadian Auto Workers (
CAW; formally the
National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada) was one of Canada's largest and highest profile 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) and
Ken Lewenza (2008-2013).