Posts tagged private-sector unions

    News Article ● Corruption Labor

    Jerry Dias, resigned president of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor, under investigation

    March 17, 2022 // In that time, Dias acted as a consultant to the Canadian government and its negotiating team on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement; launched a campaign to save General Motors Co.'s plant in Oshawa, Ontario; and helped workers navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Blog Research ● PRO Act Unions

    Biden administration channels the Grinch, snatching away union accountability from workers over the holidays

    January 7, 2022 // President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor swiped away important union transparency and accountability measures on December 30 as many American workers celebrated time off between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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