The Globe and Mail Jerry Dias Published February 13, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Jerry Dias is the national president of Unifor, the largest private-sector union in Canada.
People are going to work sick. They always have. The difference is that now it’s deadly.
In Alberta, major outbreaks at a meat-packing plant have seen hundreds contract COVID-19, and too many deaths. People reported going to work even as they displayed symptoms, under pressure from their employers to come in.