2000/01/01 - Last regular wage
increases for all TELUS B.U. employees.
2000/08/15 - TWU gives notice to bargain to TELUS and files their
bargaining proposals.
2000/11/01 - Direct bargaining begins.
2000/12/31 - All TELUS B.U. contracts expired.
2001/01/01 - First anniversary of last regular wage increases
2001/05/18 - CIRB rules TWU's overtime and relieving ban is illegal (link)
2002/01/01 - Second anniversary of last regular wage increases
2002/10/09 - Cessation of direct bargaining
2002/10/17 - TWU announces that strike votes will be held (link)
2002/11/05 - TELUS files Notice of Dispute with Minister of Labour
2002/11/14 - CIRB agrees to assist TELUS and TWU
2002/11/15 - Strike vote results announced (link)
2002/11/18 - Global Review exploratory meetings commence (link)
2003/01/01 - Third anniversary of last regular wage increases
2003/01/07 - Global Review exploratory meetings end
2003/01/08 - TELUS and TWU agree on Global review process
2003/01/09 - TELUS and TWU agree to extend conciliation process
((link)
2003/01/15 - TELUS and TWU agree to conciliation action plan
(link)
2003/06/05 - TWU files unfair labour practice complaint (link)
2003/11/05 - CRTC orders TELUS to improve service (link)
2003/11/14 - Start of 60 day conciliation period (link)
2003/11/14 - Start of 30 day communications blackout (link)
2003/12/01 - TELUS Mobility shows up at conciliation meetings
(link)
2003/12/12 - Conciliators recommend blackout extension (link)
2003/12/15 - TWU announces that strike votes will be held (link)
2004/01/01 - Fourth anniversary of last regular wage increases
2004/01/05 - Conciliation talks resume ofter Christmas break?
(link)
2004/01/08 - TELUS says they will table their final offer by
month's end (link)
2004/01/12 - End of original 60 day conciliation period
2004/01/17 - TELUS ordered to cease distributing “TELUS
Responds with the Facts!” or holding any meetings until
January 26, 2004, to allow the union to conduct its strike vote.
2004/01/21 - Unknown CIRB decision which TELUS is requesting
the CIRB to reconsider.
2004/01/26 - CIRB orally extended the cease and desist order
until January 28, 2004, to allow it to render its decision on
that date.
2004/01/28 - CIRB Decision 1004, TELUS ordered to offer binding
arbitration & TELUS gag order lifted (link)
2004/01/29 - TELUS "welcomes" binding arbitration (link)
2004/01/29 - Strike vote results announced (link)
2004/01/30 - TWU accepts binding arbitration (link)
2004/02/02 - End of original 21 day cooling off period
2004/02/05 - Original first possible day of work stoppage
2004/02/16 - TELUS files for reconsideration of CIRB Decision
1004 (link)
2004/02/16 - TELUS files appeal with Federal Court (link)
2004/02/19 - TELUS and TWU meet with Federal Mediators - no further
meetings scheduled (link)
2004/03/25 - TWU requests CIRB to appoint an abitrator (link-
see page 3 of 15)
2004/03/25 - TWU recusal application - bias on CIRB (link-
see page 3 of 15)
2004/03/29 - Original end of 60 day strike vote timer (on hold)
2004/04/08 - CIRB Decision # 271, Reasons for decisions on Board
Files: 23742, 24063 and 24160 (link)
2004/04/29 - TELUS files reconsideration request amendment (link-
see page 4 of 15)
2004/05/11 - UNI Telecom Letter to Verizon CEO over Telus (link)
2004/05/21 - CIRB Decision #'s1088 & 277, CIRB rules TELE-MOBILE
COMPANY and TELUS Communications Inc. (TCI) are a common employer
bringing former Clearnet employees into the TWU Bargaining unit
and also rules that the TWU, the SQET and the SAMT determine
their bargaining unit relationship by June 30, 2004.. (link & link)
2004/05/21 - TELUS Mobility and TCI announce their intention
to appeal CIRB Decision # 1088 to the Federal Court of Appeal
(link)
2004/06/23 - TELE-MOBILE seeks stay and judicial review of CIRB
Decision # 1088 (link)
2004/06/23 - CIRB Decision # 278, reasons for decision for CIRB
Decision # 1088 (link)
2004/08/18 - CIRB Decision # 1028, CIRB dismisses TWU's bias
claim (link)
2004/09/16 - TWU files for a judicial review of CIRB Decision
# 1028 (link)
2004/09/24 - CEP's letter to the Minister of Labour in support
of the TWU (link)
2004/10/04-05 - Federal Court of Appeal hearings for the TELUS
Clearnet appeal
2004/12/17 - Federal Court of Appeal decision on Clearnet/East
employees (link)
2005/01/01 - Fifth anniversary of last regular wage increases
2005/02/02 - CIRB Decision # 1193, CIRB annuls arbitration & re-instates
gag order (link)
2005/02/03 - The TWU announces their intention to appeal CIRB
decision # 1193 (link)
2005/02/10 - TELUS, the TWU and HRSDC meet (link)
2005/02/21 - TWU applies for stay against CIRB decision # 1193
(link)
2005/02/25 - TWU in court for above stay against CIRB decision
# 1193 (link)
2005/03/02 - TWU's request for stay against CIRB decision # 1193
is denied (link)
2005/04/18 - TELUS announces round 1 lockout measures (link)
2005/04/20 - CIRB Decision # 317, reasons for decision behind
CIRB Decision # 1193 (link)
2005/04/21 - TELUS issues comprehensive offer of settlement to
employees (link)
2005/04/21 - TWU loses stay against TELUS' upcoming lockout measures
(link)
2005/05/02 - TWU announces their Another Wrong Number campaign
(link)
2005/05/12 - TELUS announces round 2 lockout measures
2005/05/24-27 - CIRB hearings on TELUS' announced lockout measures
2005/05/31 - Day 1 of judicial review hearings for Binding arbitration
ruling
2005/06/01 - Day 2 of judicial review hearings for Binding arbitration
ruling
2005/06/02-03 - CIRB hearings on TELUS supplied Clearnet employee
lists
2005/06/02 - TELUS announces round 3 lockout measures
2005/06/14 - TELUS provides their first updates to their original
final offer (link)
2005/06/16 - TWU announces overtime and management relieving
bans (link)
2005/06/20 - TWU announces work-to-rule and super service campaigns
(link)
2005/06/22 - TWU presents counter proposals to TELUS as follows:
•
TWU
Master section
•
TWU Clerical section
•
TWU Operator Service section
•
TWU Plant-Craft section
•
TWU BC Clerical Job Match - Attachment A section
•
TWU Letters of Agreement section
2005/06/24 - TELUS rejects TWU proposal (link)
2005/06/28 - TELUS, TWU meet briefly, make no progress(link)
2005/06/28 - TELUS announces round 4 lockout measures
2005/06/30 - Supreme Court denies Telus bid to appeal Clearnet
decision (link)
2005/07/04 - TWU members in Glenlyon Dispatch Center hold
1 hour Study Session (link)
2005/07/04 - TELUS locks out Glenlyon Dispatch Center members
for 4 hours (link)
2005/07/06 - Certain TWU members in Kelowna, Kamloops hold
1 hour Study Session (link)
2005/07/06 - TWU members in Fort McMurray hold 1 hour Study
Session
2005/07/06 - TELUS locks out Kelowna, Kamloops, Fort McMurray
members for 4 hours
2005/07/07 - Certain TWU members in Edmonton hold 1 hour
Study Session (link)
2005/07/07 - Certain TWU members in Prince George hold 1
hour Study Session (link)
2005/07/07 - TELUS locks out Edmonton and Prince George members
for 8 hours
2005/07/07 - TELUS suspends Prince George operator's local
president for providing live service (link)
2005/07/07 - TWU asks all operators to provide live service
(link)
2005/07/11 - TWU members in northern AB, B.C. hold 1 hour
Study Sessions (link)
2005/07/11 - Joe Fontana offers Special Mediator (link)
2005/07/12 - TWU accepts Special mediator offer(link) |
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