Telus strike continues as 50.3% of workers reject deal

BURNABY, B.C – A mere 54 votes came between acceptance and rejection of a new labour agreement between Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union. The workers voted 4,540 to 4,487 against the deal its bargaining committee agreed to with the western telco on October 9th, the union announced Sunday evening (the press release was entitled “The struggle continues”). The TWU's executive council voted earlier to endorse the committee's recommendation of acceptance of the settlement package, “believing that it was the best deal that could be achieved under the circumstances,” said the union A bare majority of the workers who voted...