The two sides are not far apart on wages, but USW is concerned about the impact of contracting out on job security, unions staff representative says
is set to lock out about 300 technicians in British Columbia after their union served strike notice on behalf of members who recently transitioned to the Toronto-based telecom from Shaw Communications Inc.will take effect at noon local time on Monday, affecting workers in five municipalities in the Vancouver region.
The USW’s Local 1944, unit 60, covers B.C. workers in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey and Langley. Their duties include repairs at residences and businesses with cable television, internet and home phone services. Mr. Gordon said the union’s strike notice forced Rogers’s hand: “We’ve presented a fair and balanced proposal that would grow the units and protect jobs.”
Rogers has yet to prove that it deserves allegiance from technicians who formerly worked under the Shaw banner, Mr. Little said.“Locking out employees when you know it’s Rogers’s first dance back into town is, I think, going to rub people the wrong way,” he said. “Contractors have been a part of the system for a long time. We’ve just had some clear-cut distinction of what they could do, so that’s the main issue.
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