Laborers' International Union of North America

Laborers' International Union of North America
AbbreviationLIUNA
Formation1903 (1903)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersWashington, DC, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership557,999 (2013)
President
Brent Booker
Secretary-treasurer
Michael F. Sabitoni
Affiliations
Websiteliuna.org
Formerly called
  • International Hod Carriers and Building Laborers' Union
  • International Hod Carriers and Common Laborers of America
  • International Hod Carriers' Building and Common Laborers of America

The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, stylized as LiUNA!), often shortened to just the Laborers' Union, is an American and Canadian labor union formed in 1903. As of 2017, they had about 500,000 members, about 80,000 of whom are in Canada. The current general president is Brent Booker who was appointed general president in 2023. There are nine regions across North America; these regions are further divided into 500 local unions. One region is in Toronto, Canada, and is led by Joseph Mancinelli, Local 183, which is the largest construction local union in North America.

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