http://www.citynews.ca/2013/08/31/new-unifor-leader-taking-labour-movement-on-the-offensive/
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.
The
Canadian Auto Workers union and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers
Union of Canada have merged to form a new group called Unifor.
Dias
was elected with about 87 per cent support at the new union’s founding
convention in Toronto on Saturday.
“Unifor
is here because it’s time to stop playing defence and it’s time we started to
play offence,” said Dias in his fiery inaugural address. “It’s time to stop
reacting and it’s time to start setting the agenda.”
Dias
seemed to be especially focused on labour’s relations with the federal
government.
The new union represents 300,000 Canadian workers.
