Union labels Telus arrogant, but still no strike called

BURNABY, B.C. – The Telecommunications Workers Union, angry that Telus plans to simply implement its latest contract offer, says it will escalate its job action, but did not say they would strike. "Yesterday the federal Minister of Labour took a very positive step. He offered to appoint a special mediator with the power to mediate a resolution to the dispute between Telus and the TWU," said union president Bruce Bell in a release."But within hours, the company rejected the Minister's offer and heaped scorn on the idea of entering into a special mediation process," he said. "Then, this morning, Telus...