Stanley Little (1911 – May 15, 2000) was the founding National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1963 to 1975.

[1] He first became involved in the labour movement in 1931,[2] initially as part of Local One of the National Union of Public Service Employees (NUPSE) in Toronto, and later as part of Local Eight in York.

[1][3] With the ultimate goal of having one big union in the Canadian public sector, Little successfully negotiated a merger with the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE).

This led to the founding of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) on September 24, 1963.

[1][3] Within five years, CUPE's membership had increased to over 115,000, and by the time Little resigned as president, it was over 210,000, making it the largest union in the country.