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Supreme Court denies Telus bid to appeal Clearnet decision


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 company's $6 billion purchase of Clearnet in 2000. "We're extremely pleased about this decision," said Bruce Bell, the president of Telecommunications Workers Union, in a release. "Telus has been in denial for years that the Clearnet employees belong in the TWU and now they've exhausted their legal angles. They did everything they could to avoid giving us contact information for these employees, who are now part of Telus Mobility, and...