The former labour leader has been accused of accepting kickbacks and breaching the union’s constitution. His lawyer says the organization’s investigation is ‘not credible.’
Unifor is set to release the full investigation into its former president Jerry Dias, the Star has learned, amid the fallout of an alleged kickback scandal shaking Canada’s largest private sector union.
Unifor has since referred the matter to the police. Citing a commitment to transparency, Unifor now says it will release a copy of the union-initiated investigation — along with full minutes of relevant executive meetings — to its 315,000 members across Canada. But in a statement to the Star, Dias’s lawyer Tom Curry said the union had “not contacted us about any such decision and would have to answer to its members why this confidential report about an internal matter would be released now.”
“If the National Executive Board releases this confidential report knowing that Mr. Dias was dealing with mental health and addiction issues while it was completed, many members will be shocked and disappointed by this break from the organization’s long-standing values.” The candidates include Dias’s former assistant Scott Doherty. Also seeking election are Dave Cassidy, president of Windsor-based Unifor Local 444, and Payne.
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