Cable / Telecom News

Protest planned at Bell AGM

MONTREAL – While shareholders will undoubtedly want to hear about who’s buying the company and when, the Canadian Telecommunications Employees' Association will be protesting this morning at the Bell Canada Enterprises annual meeting of shareholders.The union says it is protesting "the slashing of benefits for future pensioners and the outsourcing of jobs," according to its release. "Bell's strategy is clear: cutting costs at the expense of its employees, said Line Brisson, chair of the CTEA bargaining committee, in the release. "But the company won't get back on track by slashing the working conditions of employees." In 2005, clerical employees accepted...