A company allegedly bought $1.2 million worth of rapid tests from a third-party supplier promoted to Unifor employers by the former union president, according to a third-party probe into the controversy.
A company allegedly bought $1.2 million worth of rapid tests from a third-party supplier promoted to Unifor employers by former union president Jerry Dias, according to a third-party probe into the controversy.
On Friday evening, Unifor released the full investigation report to its locals, in keeping with a pledge to ensure full transparency with members. According to witness testimony, two unnamed individuals — identified only as Person A and Person B — expressed an interest in “building a relationship with Unifor” for “one of their business ventures” as early as November 2021.
MacDonald rejected the overture and told the individual that he had made introductions “for the benefit of Unifor employers and employees” and did not want compensation, the investigation found. MacDonald notified the union, which took custody of the money and an engraved bottle of Hermes cologne sent from the rapid test supplier and handed them over to the police.