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October News
October 31
BCTV Early Report
• "Time To Put Egos Aside" in Telus Dispute, Says AFL
• TWU Hotline for October 31st 2005
• Telus is done talking, CEO says
BCTV Report on Vote
• Workers reject Telus offer
• Telus enters new arena, helps to outsource Calgary Teacher's Human Resources Dept.

October 30
• Hot TWU Hotline Press Release
• Hot The Vote Is In
• The RAT Meeting Tour 2005
• Canada's Deadly 'P3' Hospital Boondoggles
• Painful truth of the call centre cyber coolies
• Calgary rally at the Tower, 2:30 pm

October 28
• Telus voting almost complete
• Tyson Foods Must Not Be Permitted to Conduct Its Criminal Activities in Canada
• Mergers of telecom giants ends hope of meaningful competition in phone, high-speed internet service

October 27
• TWU Hotline for October 27, 2005

October 26
• New rules on Internet wiretapping challenged

October 25
• TWU Hotline for October 25, 2005

October 23
• B.C. teachers vote to end strike
• Union workers clash at Telus vote

October 22
• Bombardier to move 360 jobs to Mexico
• BC Ferries denies Telus manager
Entwistle prompts scabs to vote 'Yes' - Transcript included

October 21
• Vancouver Council calls on Victoria to restore teachers' bargaining rights
• A Disturbing Telephone Call - Member Email

October 20
• An 11th Hour Email from a 213 member
• TWU Hotline for October 20, 2005
• Flight from political strife lands in labour fight
• Transit service shut down in Kamloops
• TWU Facts vs. TELUS Fiction - A Reminder
• Teachers propose solutions; government remains entrenched
• Hot Telus to close four BC call centres under deal
• Scuffles, harsh words as voting starts on Telus contract

October 19
• Petition to the government in support of teachers
• Struggle for the Rights of All Working People
• Pickets hurting meat packer, union heads say
• Hot Sister Lila Hackett's Minority Report on the TA
• Teachers' dispute a conflict for prosecutors
• Strike at Finning looms - Union says contracting out of services is 'paramount issue'
• Hot Market Analyst states Telus to save "+$150M per annum through outsourcing and early retirement scheme"
• Demonstration means services cut in capital
• B.C. teachers teach Gordon Campbell a lesson
• George Cope leaves Telus Mobility for Bell - Why Now?
• Hotline for October 19, 2005
• Outsourcing series Part 2
• Hot Telus riding the edge right now

October 18
• Hot Letter from a Member - A Must Read
• Canada's Top 100 Employers - Telus not on List
• TWU Hotline for October 18, 2005
• Lakeside pickets deter reopening of plant
• Outsourcing BC - Part 1
• Hot October 15 Tentative Agreement and LOA's

October 17
Victoria Buses shut down over Telus ads
• Telus and TWU agreement goes to a vote
• What do you do when the Law breaks the law?
General Strike Hits Victoria
• TWU Hotline for October 17, 2005
• Telus dials up offer of 2% hike per year for 5 years - Offer Leaked to Media?
• Where's the beef (from)?

October 16
• Charges laid in meatpacker fiasco

October 15
• Mimi Williams an Inspiration - Edmonton Journal
• Tentative Agreement at TELUS by Peg Askin
• RCMP probe strike violence at Lakeside

October 14
• The Tentative Agreement - Call your BA or Picket HQ for username and password
• TWU Hotline for October 14, 2005
• Unequal fight; 'Goliath' has backup
• Updated - Amended BC Order #9
• BCTF court decision - Basic Rights Violated

October 13
• Tensions high as Alta.slaughterhouse strikes
• Solidarity Rally for Sodexho workers in Sapperton
• TWU Hotline for October 13, 2005
• Striking B.C. teachers face financial curbs but no fine
• The struggle for B.C.'s future: The importance of the BCTF strike
• An appeal for support from a Vancouver teacher
• Strike begins at Lakeside Packers

October 12
• TWU Hotline for October 12, 2005
• Email from a member regarding rumoured offer
• Telus complaints sky high during lockout, CRTC reports
• Labour deal frees Telus to focus on business
• Telus and union must change to compete after bitter dispute, observers say

October 11
• TWU Hotline for October 11, 2005 - Late Release
• BCTF - Support from all quarters
• Dial 'N' for 'no way' - Local Telus staff urged to vote against tentative agreement
• Telus deal meets with skepticism on picket line
• Union, Telus reach tentative deal to end fractious conflict

October 9
• Labour leader gets down to brass tax

October 8
• The battle for your home phone
• Telus guards' conduct queried
• Where are the Quality of Service reports? - Email from a member
• Outsourcing: Spinning Gold from Misery 

October 7
• Taking a Stand - Respect for the law
• BC Updated Injunction (Summary in todays Hotline)
• TWU Hotline for October 7, 2005
• New Picket Line Press
• Labour leaders ready to back up teachers
Telus breaks injunction, follows too close
• Cenaiko must enforce rules on security personnel
• Employment Insurance Appeal Update - BC and Alberta
• Brooks Mounties gear up as labour violence looms
• Canadian postal workers win pay-equity battle
• Hot Updated Alberta Injuction - Judge denies Injuction
• Intimidation: Just another rotten Telus tactic
• A message from the teachers
• BC Fed - rally to support our teachers
• Telus picketers under scrutiny in Castlegar
• BC Schools Update - Teachers on the line 

October 6
• Hot Telus makes Hustler magazine - a dubious honour
• URGENT ACTION: BC Utilities Takeover by Texas-based Kinder Morgan
• The need for unions hasn't gone away
• Updated! Oct 5 Arrest of member
• Email to Vancouver Mayor, Chief of Vancouver PD
• TWU Hotline for October 6, 2005
• Employment Insurance Appeal Update
• BCGEU backs Telus workers
• No apologies from BCTF
• Teachers vote to take a stand in protest of Bill 12
• Ottawa eyes easing rules for telcos
• Vancouver School Board Trustees disappointed with legislation

October 5
• How to heal a bruised workplace - CBC
• TWU Hotline for October 5, 2005
• Lakeside to Seek Contract Proposal Vote; Move a Response to Union Strike Notice
• CBC workers back on the job Tuesday
• CAW Support to TWU - Newsletter
• Support from UUWA (United Utility Workers' Association)
• COPE needs your help
• Gov't flirts with privatization of MediCare
• Telus talks moved to Vancouver area  

October 4
• TELUS Workers Oppose Use of Private Security Firms
• Teachers across Canada support B.C. colleagues
• BC Employment Insurance Appeal update
• TWU Hotline for October 4, 2005
• AFI augments its team of labour dispute specialists
• Hired from McKenzie Investigations, another labour busting outfit
• Telus hasn't filed Quality of Service Reports since July; Where are they?
• BCTF hangs up on Telus
• CEP fights to save Prince Albert
• Micro-Management Has a Negative Growth Effect on Business - Telus take heed

October 3
BC Global TV News -  The rebuttal to last nights coverage
• What really fuels immigration
• CBC, EI and Rally updates
• Report says cable companies to get 16% of phone service by 2007
• TWU Hotline for October 3, 2005
• BC Schools Update - Teacher's await decision
• Overseas Call Centres Access to Personal Information
•Guild gains victory on most important issue in new deal
• Nestle Union Leader Assassinated
• Left out in the cold
• Bell, Telus face erosion in market share
• Solidarity rally in Edmonton, October 6
• Hot News Telus replacement workers doing shoddy and dangerous work?
Overkill - 34 Telus security guards needed?
Telus security not happy about being filmed, trys to intimidate member
• Tuning out BCTV - Letter to BCTV from a member
• Telus employee feels betrayed by company - Kamloops Daily News

October 2
• Tales of the strike-busters (older but relevent)

October 1
Hot News CFRN News Report on AFI Violence
• Picketers no angels, but security heavy handed - Editorial
Hot News AFI Violence in Edmonton last night - Part 1
Hot News AFI Violence in Edmonton last night - Part 2 

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