page_title: United Food and Commercial Workers
section_title: International Presidents
hierarchical_section_title: United Food and Commercial Workers / International Presidents
caption_attribution_description: UFCW union pin from the 2013 International Convention.
context_page_description: The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care. UFCW is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and the AFL-CIO; it disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO in 2005 but reaffiliated in 2013.
context_section_description: The presidents of the United Food and Commercial Workers are:
  William H. Wynn, 1979–1994
  Douglas H. Dority, 1994–2004
  Joseph T. Hansen, 2004–2014
  Anothy "Marc" Perrone, 2014–present
  In leading the union, the president is supported by the international executive committee, which, in addition to the president, includes the international secretary-treasurer, and the union's three international executive vice-presidents, one of whom historically includes the Canadian director.
  The international executive committee is a subcommittee of the international executive board, which is the union's highest decision making authority between regular conventions. The international executive board consists of the members of the international executive committee plus 50 international vice presidents, all of whom are elected by regular UFCW international conventions.
caption: Pin from the 2013 UFCW International Convention
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