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Hello/Bonjour. Welcome to the homepage of Local 2. (Victoria, BC)
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Could all Local 2 members who have TELUS voice mail and are
not getting the Group Voice Mail about
local meetings please inform the Secretary/Treasurer - Peter Waterman,
250.721.1033.
Victoria Headquarters:
250.480.1121
TWU members accept proposed deal
November 18, 2005 News Category: feature
Over 64.1
percent of TWU members or a total of 6,808 votes accepted the deal.
Members of the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) have voted to
accept the latest proposed agreement with Telus. “We're pleased our
members have decided to move forward,” said President Bruce Bell. “We've
become a national union in an expanding industry. The potential is
enormous. It's time for Telus and the TWU to work together and build a
relationship that benefits all of our members.” The November 6 deal,
recommended by the TWU Bargaining Committee and the Executive Council,
included several amendments.
Over 64.1 percent of TWU members or a total of 6,808 votes accepted the
deal. In total, 10,566 votes were cast and 3,308 members voted “No”.
The previous deal, reached October 30, was rejected by 50.3 percent of
the members who voted. TWU members walked off the job July 21 to prevent
Telus from forcing its version of a Collective Agreement on TWU members.
“This labour dispute has been a challenging time for everyone,” said
Bell. “The Courts, the Canada Industrial Relations Board and the Federal
Liberals didn't do us any favours. Not all of our members are happy with
the deal. But it's good to be back at work in time for Christmas.”
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THE
DISGRACEFUL JOURNEY |
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Another Union in need. UCCO - Union of Canadian
Correctional Officers.
Download the word file fill, in name and mail to Dr. Keith
Martin, Liberal MP
Dr. Keith Martin, MP
666 Granderson Road
Victoria, BC
V9B 2R8
Inspiration:
"Power concedes nothing without a demand.
It never did,
and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to,
and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong
which will be imposed upon them; and this will continue till
they have resisted with either words or blows, or with both.
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those
who they suppress." Frederick Douglas, abolitionist, 1849
"The time had just come when I had been pushed as far
as I could
stand to be pushed, I suppose. They placed me under arrest.
And I wasn't afraid. I don't know why I wasn't, but I didn't
feel afraid. I had decided that I would have to know once and
for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen, even
in Montgomery, Alabama." Rosa Parks, 1913 - 24/10/2005,
civil rights heroine and catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott
"Action is eloquence." William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of
this period of social transition was not the strident
clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence
of the good people." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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TWU LOCAL 2 Meeting
Schedule.
Nov. 29, 2005 7:00 PM
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Trivial Pursuit:
When was our last collective agreement? (eighteenth
day of January, 1999.)
Telus insiders cash in shares, options
Bloomberg
Saturday, January 8, 2005, Page B6
Telus Corp. chairman Brian Canfield and at
least eight company executives sold shares in November and December,
taking advantage of a doubling in the stock over the past two years.
Source: Globeandmail.com
Darren Entwistle's compensation...
2000 = $ 764,000
2001 = $1,915,683 = 150% increase from 2000
2002 = $3,140,000 = 64% increase from 2001
2003 = $4,250,000 = 35% increase from 2002
2004 = $6,550,000 = 54% increase from 2003
Observations:
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1784 days to reach an agreement. This work stoppage was
unnecessary! Not withstanding the human toll, the monies wasted
should have been used to get the "yes" vote 5 years ago. This way we
would not have eroded our customer base, employee loyalty and
workplace cooperation. Duh.... |
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Favorite Links
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Weather
Victoria BC
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Photo Album
Local II photo album filled with pictures from
the present and the past.
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Communities & Forums
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Hotlines
Bargaining hotline - will accept CC
BC 888.986.3971
Office 604.437.8601
Fax 604.435.7760
TWU Pension Plan Office:
604.430.1317 |
Local 2 Contacts:
President:
Ed Gerhardt
1911 Linsoe Avenue,
Saanichton, B.C. V8M 1T9
(250) 652-3500
Vice/President:
Judy Say
953 Falaise Crescent,
Victoria, B.C. V8Y 1A2
(250) 727-2322
Secretary/Treasurer: Peter
Waterman
1731 Christmas Avenue,
Victoria, B.C. V8P 3X9
(250) 721-1033
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