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Jerry Dias
Jerry Dias is a Canadian union executive based in Toronto, Ontario. He served as the president of Unifor, the largest private-sector union in Canada, between August 2013 and March 2022.
COVID-19
Bribery
On March 13, 2022, Dias suddenly announced his retirement from Unifor due to unspecific health reasons.1) Within a week, it was revealed that Dias had received $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid tests which he was requiring Unifor employees to use.2)
1)
Unifor head Jerry Dias retires, citing health issues. (2022, March 13). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jerry-dias-retiring-unifor-1.6383620
2)
Deschamps, T., & Wong, C. (2022, March 23). Jerry Dias accepted money from COVID-19 rapid test supplier, Unifor alleges. CTV News. https://archive.ph/kF5be