Former Unifor president Jerry Dias was not charged as the result of an investigation launched last year into allegations that the longtime union leader accepted a bribe, Toronto police said Thursday. The police’s financial crimes unit began investigating the former president of Canada’s largest private sector union last spring after the union handed over money…

Torstar Corp. business partners Paul Rivett and Jordan Bitove have agreed to move their legal dispute to mediation-arbitration following “productive conversations” between the two parties. A brief hearing was held Monday after Rivett filed an application to the Ontario Superior Court last month seeking a court order to wind up the media company, citing “irreparable” damage…

Unifor says Lana Payne has been elected as the new president of Canada’s largest private sector union, the first woman to hold the position. Payne, previously National Secretary-Treasurer of Unifor, defeated Scott Doherty, executive assistant to the president, and Dave Cassidy, president of Unifor Local 444. Payne has also served as Atlantic regional director at…

There will be no strike at WestJet this week now that the airline has reached a tentative labour deal with the union representing hundreds of workers at the Calgary and Vancouver airports. Both the airline and Unifor Local 531 announced the deal on Sunday evening, days before nearly 800 baggage and customer service staff could…

Officials with Via Rail and Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 have announced a tentative deal has been struck just ahead of a deadline that would have seen some 2,400 workers walk off the job. A late-night statement from Via Rail says the deal, which still has to be ratified by the union, will be…

A day after Unifor president Jerry Dias announced his sudden retirement, the union revealed it has been investigating the now former president since late January. Canada’s largest private sector union said in a statement Monday that secretary-treasurer Lana Payne was sent a complaint about Dias on Jan. 26 that alleged he engaged in a breach…

The head of Canada’s largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Unifor says in a statement that national president Jerry Dias is stepping down after more than eight years in the role. The statement says Dias notified the union’s national executive board of his immediate retirement on Friday,…