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Telus pickets solid, says union

BURNABY – While Telus says that more than half of its unionized employees are crossing the picket lines, the Telecommunications Workers Union says that’s not so. "It appears that Telus is trying to damage our morale with these statements, but their ploy isn't working," said TWU president Bruce Bell in a release. "Since the beginning of this dispute, I've been saying that we have the support of 86% of our members. That's the percentage that voted 'yes' when we conducted our strike vote last year. Now we can offer a precise estimate of the number of members who are supporting...