Lana Payne
CanadapoliticianFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Lana Payne is the national president of Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, where she advocates for the rights and interests of workers. She recently criticized BCE Inc.'s workforce reduction plans, arguing that such measures unfairly impact employees and do not address the underlying challenges facing the telecommunications industry.
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Lana Payne, Unifor’s national director, said the union did not wait to see if the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is renewed before beginning talks.
Unifor sets July 10 deadline for tentative agreement with Ford as auto talks kick offCanada· 2026-06-22
Unifor national president Lana Payne warned that opening up the market to cheap Chinese EVs threatens an already fragile industry.
Doug Ford says Canadians should boycott Chinese-made EVsCanada· 2026-01-22
Unifor national president Lana Payne called the agreement 'a self-inflicted wound to an already injured Canadian auto industry.'
Carney’s tariff deal with China could risk auto-sector competitiveness, industry leaders sayCanada· 2026-01-17
Unifor National President Lana Payne applauded Ford's reaction to Diageo and called it 'how you fight a trade war'.
Why two Canadian provinces are in a spat over Crown Royal whisky
United Kingdom· 2026-01-14
Lana Payne said Stellantis cannot be allowed to renege on its commitments to Canadian workers.
Stellantis shifts Jeep production to Illinois from BramptonCanada· 2025-10-15
Lana Payne is a union representative participating in the discussion after the screening of Final Offer.
Toronto’s Ageless Film Festival seizes golden moment for those in their golden yearsCanada· 2025-10-05
Lana Payne, national president of the Unifor union, said the government has a role to play in defending the auto industry and the 500,000 jobs it supports.
Canada needs a domestic carmaker of its own, head of auto-parts industry group saysCanada· 2025-09-30
Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, said the announcements are a 'sign of life' for the battered Canadian auto sector.
Stellantis, GM shift announcements a ‘sign of life’ for auto sector, union head saysCanada· 2025-09-09
Unifor President Lana Payne criticized the announcement, stating that backing down with concessions is not an option.
Canada drops some retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. in attempt to reset trade talksCanada· 2025-08-22
Unifor president Lana Payne raised the commitment for the automotive fund in a meeting with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Carney’s promised automotive strategy yet to take shapeCanada· 2025-08-18
Lana Payne is the president of Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union.
Harsh, informal, wide-ranging: How Trump’s trade talks have changedCanada· 2025-07-26
Unifor national president Lana Payne says the workers organized against difficult odds.
Unifor says B.C. Labour Board has certified union at Amazon facility in DeltaCanada· 2025-07-11
Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, states that Mexico’s auto industry is on better footing than Canada’s.
Mexican auto industry shrugs off Trump tariffs as Canada strugglesCanada· 2025-07-01
Lana Payne is the national president of Unifor, who criticized DHL for its actions during the strike.
Unifor accuses DHL of breaking federal law by using replacement workers during strikeCanada· 2025-06-25
Lana Payne, Unifor's national president, says zero tariffs is the only acceptable resolution if Canada wants to protect its auto industry from being forced out by unfavourable costs.
Canada must not accept any trade deal that includes auto tariffs, head of Unifor saysCanada· 2025-06-23Lana Payne said the move would impose a chill on contract talks.
DHL Express Canada to suspend operations with 2,100 workers involved in strike, lockoutCanada· 2025-06-17
Lana Payne, Unifor national president, expressed concerns about the impact of tariffs on Ontario's auto assembly plants.
Canadian vehicle production set to drop as U.S. tariffs weigh on sectorCanada· 2025-06-16
Lana Payne, Unifor National President, praised Hargrove for his passion and intellect in shaping the labour movement.
Former Canadian Auto Workers president Basil (Buzz) Hargrove has died, Unifor saysCanada· 2025-06-16
Lana Payne is the president of Unifor, the union representing workers at DHL Express Canada.
DHL Express Canada locks out 2,100 workers as Unifor launches strike in responseCanada· 2025-06-09
Unifor National President Lana Payne warned that even the existing tariffs have been driving away investment and hurting workers.
Trump announces plans to double steel tariffs on imports to 50%Canada· 2025-05-31
Lana Payne confirmed no jobs will be lost with the delay, aided by the launch of the four-door Charger in late 2025.
Stellantis pausing Windsor production of 2026 electric Dodge Charger R/T over tariffsCanada· 2025-05-23
Lana Payne, president of Unifor, supports the idea of a domestic automaker amid changing international trade relationships.
Is it time to finally take the dream of a Canadian automaker seriously? Flavio Volpe makes his caseCanada· 2025-05-21
Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, called on the government to provide capital and operational funding for companies in the face of auto-job losses.
Ford pledges Ontario budget with infrastructure spending, not cuts, to battle U.S. tariffsCanada· 2025-05-15
Lana Payne, the Unifor national president, called for binding commitments from Sunoco regarding energy security.
Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalismCanada· 2025-05-13
Unifor national president Lana Payne criticized Trump's tariffs for being designed to crush Canadian production.
GM to cut shift at Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant, citing Trump tariffsCanada· 2025-05-02
current president Lana Payne began her tenure in 2022.
The Conservatives are working hard for blue-collar votes. Will that support materialize?Canada· 2025-04-22
Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement late Tuesday that assurances from automakers are one thing.
Honda shifting some production from Japan to U.S. in latest response to tariffsCanada· 2025-04-17
Lana Payne is the Unifor national president who described the layoffs as a 'crushing blow' to working families.
GM to temporarily halt production, lay off around 500 workers at plant in Ingersoll, Ont.Canada· 2025-04-11
Lana Payne, president of Unifor, warned that US tariffs would hurt autoworkers almost immediately.
UAW union members like the idea of US auto tariffs but some are being laid off as a result
United States· 2025-04-07
Lana Payne is the president of Unifor, the Canadian union that represents autoworkers, who criticized Stellantis’s decision.
Stellantis layoffs hit five US auto plants that supply factories in Canada and MexicoUnited States· 2025-04-03