BURNABY, B.C. – Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union have received a letter from Minister of Labour and Housing Joe Fontana offering mediation for their long-running dispute. "We are encouraged... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Given the timelines involved in relation to other proceedings already under way, one wonders why the CRTC is even bothering with its latest telecom public notice.On Thursday, the... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of Canada last week rejected Telus's bid to appeal the decision that gave the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) scope over new employees acquired from the... Continue Reading
BURNABY, B.C. – The Telecommunications Workers Union has added another step to its battle with Telus. “In response to the company's refusal to bargain, the union is upping the ante,”... Continue Reading
THE VOIP REVOLUTION could end with a single phone call. No, not by a call from the CRTC deregulating the incumbent telcos, but by one dropped 9-1-1 call. I’ve often... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Canada's wireless service providers will introduce inter-carrier multimedia message services (MMS) to wireless phone customers across the country on July 1. This is the broadest initiative of its... Continue Reading
BURNABY, B.C. - Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union met briefly today for further negotiations, but union president Bruce Bell expressed disappointment at the results of the meeting in a... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus today announced the re-naming of a building to honor its chairman Brian Canfield. Currently the chair of the company’s board of directors, Canfield joined BC Tel as... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – It took two days for Telus to reject the latest Telecommunications Workers Union's (TWU) proposal, after it took the union two months to respond to the last Telus... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - When it does launch its digital television service, Telus doesn’t want to jump through the Commission’s hoops every time it needs to make a competitive move to match... Continue Reading
