http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/265005f162154584857ce69fbaea463b MSN - CP Business Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:10:40 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/265005f162154584857ce69fbaea463b/b_Unifor-Dias-Allegations20220323T1820 Canada’s largest private sector union alleges that its former national president Jerry Dias accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to employers of union members, several of whom purchased those test kits. Unifor national secretary-treasurer Lana Payne says that Dias is being charged with violating the code of ethics and democratic practices of the union’s constitution after an internal investigation. b_Unifor-Dias-Allegations20220323T1820 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:20:00 +0000 Canada’s largest private sector union alleges that its former national president Jerry Dias accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to employers of union members, several of whom purchased those test kits. Unifor national secretary-treasurer Lana Payne says that Dias is being charged with violating the code of ethics and democratic practices of the union’s constitution after an internal investigation. SOUNDBITE: Lana Payne, Unifor national secretary-treasurer. PLACELINE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. CREDIT: The Canadian Press. LANGUAGE: English. Canada’s largest private sector union alleges that its former national president Jerry Dias accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to employers of union members, several of whom purchased those test kits. Unifor national secretary-treasurer Lana Payne says that Dias is being charged with violating the code of ethics and democratic practices of the union’s constitution after an internal investigation. Unifor says former union boss Jerry Dias took money from supplier