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November
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November
30
• TWU Hotline for November 30,
2005
• Alberta
Fed report on Labour Board
• Labour
board provided draft of regulations
• Manitoba
Telecom to slash 800 jobs
November 29
• Study
documents exploitation in Indian call centres
• TWU Hotline for November 29,
2005
• Telus
dispute put the microscope on outsourcing to overseas call centres
November
28
• TWU Hotline for November 28,
2005
• Finning
workers win contracting out battle - sign tentative agreement
November 25
• Local 601, Rimouski is
now up and running
• CUPE reaches deal
with Bell Canada
• Hot The
War on Medicare
November
24
• Telus
costs expected to fall; Opportunities to reduce expenses in areas of personnel,
billing, and processes
• Telus
seeking 250,000 square feet in a Toronto tower
• TWU
hotline for November 24, 2005
• Critical You
are exposed
November 22
• World
first for Starbucks as staff at 10 cafes strike
• Workers at
Third US Starbucks Go Union: Also see Starbucks
Union Worker Site
• TWU
Hotline Tuesday, November 22, 2005
November 21
• I
*STILL* KNOW WHO YOU CALLED LAST MONTH
• Critical CRTC
demands Bell, Telus and Fido investigate security breaches -
Spread this Around!
• TELUS
Workers Accept Tentative Agreement
• Important TWU
Hotline Monday November 21, 2005
• The
Crushing Equation Telus Workers Faced - The Tyee
November 20
• Questions and answers for returning
bargaining unit team members
• Aliant
outsourcing 129 jobs at Atlantic Canadian call centres
November
19
• Letter from the Webmaster
 Global
TV - Drew McArthur on the vote
• The Return to
Work letter of agreement
• The vote is in - 64.1% yes
Votes
are counting
November 18
• Info on The Ratification Vote
Results
• Australian
work law fury spills on streets
• Hang up on
PM's Telstra plan
• Labour
crunch requires political courage
• Conrad
Black indicted for fraud
November
17
• Important TWU
Hotline for Thursday, November 17
• Twentieth
anniversary of the first cell phone call in BC
November 16
• TWU
Hotline - TWPP Pension update
• Canadian
firms may find cheaper labour in India
• NDP MPs' letter to Labour Minister
• Telus
stocks lead decline
• Union
faces pressure to fight in Telus dispute
Scab
Flagman gets violent on civilian
The
BC Protest - November 14 at the Boot - 40 megs:15:30 length
November
15
• Striking
Telus workers turn aim at union brass (Edmonton Journal)
• Telus
union faces backlash from members (Calgary Herald)
• Telus tries to erode workers' determination
November 14
AFI
gets arrested for violating injuction in BC
• Telstra
plans to cut 12,000 jobs
• Important Extended
deadline for receipt of ballots to noon, Friday, November 18th
November 12
• Things to ponder before voting
NO
• Things to ponder before voting
YES
• A member writes the United Nations
• Political
Economy of Canadian Telecommunications and Regulation
November 11
• Important CRITICAL
UPDATE from the TWU Hotline for November 11, 2005
• Telus
still breaking the law; Hiring replacement workers
On
this Remembrance Day - A Pittance of Time
November 10
• Shaw
Completing Over 1,000,000 Telephone Calls per day, customers rely on Shaw Digital
Phone
• Workers
Step Up Tempo of Work to Put Weight Behind Their Just Demands
• Telus
lockout costs $68 million in extra costs
• Bell Craft Wage Schedule
• TWU
Hotline for November 10, 2005
• Results of the
213 Annual Meeting and Elections
• Excerpts from the Q3 Report
TELUS
3rd quarter results - BCTV Financial News
November 9
• *** Official
TWU 213 Press Release ***
• Important Balloting
Instructions
• Updated Two
Telus agents arrested by RCMP
• Tough
times at the top - High CEO Turnovers
November 8
• TWU
Hotline for November 8, 2005
Kelowna
CHBC News
BCTV
Global 8; 6 pm News
BCTV
Global 8; 5 pm News
CBC
Interview with Lee Riggs of Local 16
• Absentee Ballot Request Form (PDF),
(Word)
• Important Absentee
Ballot Request Form - Online Form
• Senior
accused of Telus picket line violence
• New
Telus deal may be facing another veto
• Two
Telus security agents jailed after caught on video following union worker
• Tentative
deal reached in Telus dispute
• Lakeside
meat packers returning to work
• A letter from a member of local
1
• A
letter from a member of local 203
• Hot A
letter from Lila Hackett to Buzz Hargrove
November 7
• Telus
workers will vote again - BC Global News
• A letter from
Sister Lori Ruggles
A
Channel Evening News - Victoria
• TWU
Hotline for November 7, 2005
• Ballot
Update
• Letter to Members and Ballot Instructions
• Hot AMENDMENTS
- November 6th, 2005 to the TA
Global
Morning News - 30 megs: 11:12 length
November 6
• Hot Revisions
to Agreement, New Vote
• German
IT outfit bans whining - In next Telus contract?
The
March in Prince George, BC
Scabs
ignore laws, speed through children zones
• Don't let this happen to you -
An email from a member
November
5
Calgary
AFI gets some pay back - 42 meg video file: 17:18 length
BCTV
6pm tonight
• Lakeside
workers approve first contract
• Canada's
'flexible' workforce means life in the temp lane
November
4
• Update TWU
Hotline for November 4, 2005
Picket
at Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan's Office
• The
Significance of the Vote to
Reject the Tentative Agreement at TELUS
• New Picket
Line Press
• In
BC Expect Trouble
TELUS
employees without a contract protest on the south side of Kelowna bridge
Locked
Out TELUS workers protesting near Vancouver bridges
• Telus
workers take it to the streets
• TWU
has BCGEU Support
November 3
• Job action in Edmonton
• Teamsters to hit Telus again;
Play Time!
• Managers angry Entwistle won't
end lock-out; Poor babies! Look
Here - Read
the Grundy Decision
• How Did YOUR MP vote?
• Our Bargaining History
• Hot More
job losses in Telus Mobility Data Networking?
• Edmonton Rally
to Support IAM & AW 99 Against Finning
• TWU Hotline for November 3, 2005
• An
outsiders view of the lockout
• Nearly
1,000 CWA members at Sprint Nextel on strike
• Pics The
Teamsters show up for locked out Telus employees!
• An email from Greg Kady, President
of Local 204
11pm
News Update -
McArthur spins on CRTC complaints, blames union for service problems
November 2
• Revised TWU
Hotline for November 2, 2005
• The Local 502 website
- Our brothers and sisters in the east!
• Another Replacement Worker Ad?
• Telus
advertising for new scabs below union wages
• TWU Press Release
• A prediction
from the past...
• Telus
rings up customer complaints
• Tentative
Agreement reached in Alberta meat packers strike
• Send an email to Joe Fontana
• Class Action
suit against Bell for poor service
• Complaints
about Telus skyrocket
November 1
• Strike
and Lockout Provisions under the Canada Labour Code
• BCGEU - President's
Commentary (Older but relevent)
• Letter to the Editor from a member
• Hot TWU
Hotline for November 1, 2005
• An email from a member
• Vote
leaves Telus projects in limbo
• Telus
wants union to revote on offer, but TWU refuses |
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