Cable / Telecom News

Telus strike imminent

VANCOUVER - Telecommunications Workers Union president Bruce Bell told CKNW radio host Bill Good yesterday that Telus employees will strike on Friday. That’s the date Telus said it would unilaterally impose its latest, last, contract offer on its workers, whether their union approves or not.After four and a half long years without a contract (and without a raise for employees) Telus is fed up, vice-president of corporate affairs Drew McArthur told www.cartt.ca Wednesday. The union has simply refused to budge, not even putting Telus’ contract offer to a vote among its members. Telus first tabled the offer in January of...