Arthur Coia

Arthur A. Coia (March 21, 1943 – July 10, 2025) was an American labor union leader.

Life and career Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Coia's father, Arthur E. Coia, was a prominent activist in the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). The younger Coia studied at La Salle Academy, Providence College, and Boston University School of Law and practiced as a lawyer.

Coia also became business manager of the Rhode Island Laborers' District Council. In 1981, he was charged, alongside his father, with conspiracy in dealing with union funds. The charges were dropped, and his union career progressed; he became manager of LIUNA's New England and Eastern Canada region, and then in 1989 succeeded his father as secretary-treasurer of the union.

In 1993, Coia was elected as president of the LIUNA. In the role, he was a supporter of Bill Clinton. In addition, he served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.

Coia retired from his union posts in 1999. In 2001, he founded the Arthur Coia Group, a management and labor relations consultancy.