May News
May31 • Hemmed-in hippo sparks cruelty charges against B.C. Zoo • Canada's Top Take-Over Targets May 29 • The psychopath in the corner office • TTC strike in Toronto May 24 • Telecom rife with CEO pay/performance gaps May 22 • MinuteWatcher Successfully Launches the First Free Cell Phone Monitoring Service • The MinuteWatcher Site May 17 • Unions angered. Oilsands needs 10,000 tradesmen for next two years • BellSouth, AT&T added to $200B privacy lawsuit • Freedom of the press under attack: Government begins tracking phone calls of journalists • Verizon Could Face Tough Penalties for Illegal Wiretapping Efforts May 16 • Are Fines For Crossing the Picket Line Fair? PSAC • Ekati Mines/PSAC North Home Page - Updates • Rally Supports Workers' Rights • Website developed in Mission, B.C. helps fight sexual exploitation of children around the world • WCB cares too much for money • ID Cards? NO! • May 17 Vote on Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan May 15 • CEP reaches $104 million pay equity settlement at Bell • VDLC Calendar of Events • Cable takes lead over telcos in race for Internet speed • Reach Out and Track Someone May 12 • NDP introduces bill to protect wages and pensions • TWU Hotline for May 12, 2006 May 10 • New 213 Officers Elected, see HERE • CRTC Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2006-6 May 9 • How much is too much? CEO's paycheques • TWU Hotline for May 9, 2006 • Telus makes BC Business Magazine's list of 10 LEAST respected companies at #1 • 6,000 employees of Deutsche Telekom on deterrent strike • High Tech Cels: The Next Wave May 5 • HOT Hope Cumming's Going Away Celebration • Rogers Telecom in violation of Telecommunications Act • Ottawa asks CRTC to think again on decision to regulate VoIP • BCE, Telus Win Appeal of Canada Internet Phone Ruling (Update 3) May 3 • Telus' 2006 annual general meeting of shareholders • Telus posts lower first-quarter profit • Court rejects Wal-Mart effort to block Quebec store unionization May 1 • NDP MP's launch anti-scab bill on May Day