Cable / Telecom News

Telus workers won’t back down

BURNABY, B.C. – The Telecommunications Workers Union has added another step to its battle with Telus. “In response to the company's refusal to bargain, the union is upping the ante,” says the press release. Two weeks ago, as reported by www.cartt.ca, TWU initiated an overtime ban as well as a ban on relieving management. Effective today, Wednesday, June 29, it is instructing those of its members who take their company vehicles home after work to return them to Telus by the end of their shift on Thursday, June 30th. Union president Bruce Bell explained the reasons for its concern: "Telus...