TORONTO – Rogers says that it will be business as usual next month if some 600 of its contracted telephone and television technicians in Ontario walk off the job as their union has threatened.
As Cartt.ca reported late last week, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) said that negotiations for a collective agreement with two of the four contractors who employ the technicians have stalled. A strike deadline has been set for June 15, 2012.
When contacted by Cartt.ca, a Rogers spokesperson stressed that the company is not involved in the labour negotiations, and that these technicians are not Rogers employees.
“The majority of our technicians are not affected by this”, reads the spokesperson’s emailed response. “Our priority is to deliver great service to our customers, and we are taking all necessary steps to ensure that our customers are not affected. We have plans in place to ensure that business will continue as usual.”
– Lesley Hunter
