Bob White (trade unionist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob White (trade unionist)

trade unionist

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1935

Place of Birth: Upperlands, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-2017

Profession: trade unionist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert White, (April 28, 1935 – February 19, 2017) was a prominent leader in the Canadian trade union and labour movement who was the founding president of the Canadian Auto Workers (now Unifor) after leading its separation from its American parent, the United Auto Workers, and then president of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Born in Northern Ireland, he emigrated with his family to Canada at age 13, settling in Woodstock, Ontario.
White died in 2017 at the age of 81 in Kincardine, Ontario.