The Canadian Auto Workers Union: Jerry Dias

Jerry Dias: The Canadian Auto Workers union and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada have merged to form a new group called Unifor, according to Huffington Post. Unifor is here because its time to stop playing defence and its time we started to play offence," said Dias in his fiery inaugural address. "Its time to stop reacting and its time to start setting the agenda and TORONTO - Jerry Dias hopes to use his new position as president of Canada's newest and largest private sector union to turn the tide for Canada's labour movement. Dias was elected with about 87 per cent support at the new union's founding convention in Toronto on Saturday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.