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Unifor to provide update on complaint filed against former president Jerry Dias

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WATCH: Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, is accusing former president Jerry Dias of accepting money from a COVID-19 rapid test kit supplier to promote those products to employers of union members. As Abigail Bimman reports, the allegations became public right after Dias made some personal revelations – Mar 23, 2022

Unifor will provide an update this afternoon on the complaint filed against former Unifor National President Jerry Dias.

Canada’s largest private sector union says the update will be broadcast on its Facebook page at 1 p.m. EDT.

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On March 14, Unifor issued a statement saying that the union’s secretary-treasurer Lana Payne was sent a complaint about Dias on Jan. 26 that alleged he had breached the union’s constitution.


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The union, which represents 315,000 workers, said at the time it had no further details to add about the matter.

Dias was notified of an independent investigation on Jan. 29, Unifor says, and went on medical leave on Feb. 6.

Citing health issues, Dias subsequently notified Unifor’s executive board on March 11 that he would retire immediately.

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