Jerry Dias says that he has been using pain killers sleeping pills and alcohol to deal with a sciatic nerve issue. As the largest private sector union in Canada Unifor represents more than 315000 workers in every major. Tjgptqa5o3a9qm We hope to be a voice for working people. . An investigator determined that Dias engaged in a number of breaches of the. Unifor president Jerry Dias takes medical leave Mr. Unifor launched an investigation after receiving a written complaint that alleged former national president Jerry Dias engaged in a breach of the unions. Dias now 64 years old was elected to his first of three successive terms as national president of. Jerry Dias was elected the first National President of Unifor in August 2013 following the merging of the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. Born October 10 1958 is a Canadian trade unionist who was elected the first preside