Kaylie Tiessen is an economist and policy analyst at Unifor, where she focuses on issues relating to the future of work and macroeconomic policy.

Kaylie is an economist and policy strategist working in the research department at Unifor.

Prior to joining Unifor, Kaylie held positions in sales, strategy and research. She focuses her research efforts on questions relating to inequality and fairness and supports bargaining committees to develop effective and innovative collective bargaining strategies.

She has contributed to wide-ranging policy initiatives, such as advancing efforts to make wage fixing illegal in Canada, supporting pay equity committees to get women the pay they deserve and studying the potential impacts of new technology on workers.

Kaylie holds a Master of Development Economics from Dalhousie University and a B.Com. in International Business from Lakehead University.