BURNABY, B.C.- One hundred and fifty Telus print shop workers have been suspended for four days after taking an hour off this morning for a “study session”.
Part of the Telecommunications Workers Union’s escalating job action against the telephone company, the union set up the hour-long study session in the Telus print shop this morning.
In response, Telus told the Richmond, B.C. workers who print and document customer bills to stay home for four days.
"As a result of Telus’s actions, the Richmond print and document centre is behind picket lines until TWU members return to work there on Monday," said TWU vice-president Peter Massy declared. "As for everyone else, we are asking all other members to continue to report to work as usual until they receive direction from the union office."
