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{{Short description|Canadian labour union}} {{Infobox organization | name = Canadian Auto Workers | full_name = National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada | native_name = Travailleurs canadiens de l'automobile | native_name_lang = fr | logo = Canadian Auto Workers logo.svg | logo_alt = | abbreviation = CAW | predecessor = [[United Auto Workers]] | merged = [[Unifor]] | successor = | formation = {{start date|1985}} | founder = <!-- or |founders = --> | founding_location = | dissolved = {{end date|2013}} | merger = <!-- other organizations (if any) merged with, to constitute the new organization --> | type = [[Trade union]] | headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | location = Canada | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | fields = <!-- or |field = --> | membership = 190,000 | membership_year = | languages = | leader_title = Presidents | leader_name = {{ubl | [[Bob White (trade unionist)|Bob White]] | [[Buzz Hargrove]] | [[Ken Lewenza]]}} | secessions = | affiliations = {{hlist | [[Canadian Labour Congress]] | [[International Metalworkers' Federation]] | [[International Transport Workers' Federation]]}} | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | staff = | staff_year = }} The '''National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada''', commonly known as the '''Canadian Auto Workers''' ('''CAW'''),{{efn|In French, the union's name was {{lang|fr|Syndicat national de l'automobile, de l'aérospatiale, du transport et des autres travailleurs et travailleuses du Canada}} and it was commonly known as {{lang|fr|Travailleurs canadiens de l'automobile}} ({{lang|fr|TCA}}).}} 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, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Brampton]], [[Oakville, Ontario|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 (trade unionist)|Bob White]] (1985–1992), [[Buzz Hargrove]] (1992–2008), and [[Ken Lewenza Sr.|Ken Lewenza]] (2008–2013).
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