-=> Quoting George Pope to All <=-

 GP> I've been long against employee job action and anything that smacks
 GP> of unappreciation by the employees, but in this latest I have to agree
 GP> with a missive from one of the TWU local's newsletters:

 GP> Can you honestly blame the union for finding distasteful, a company
 GP> who removes the first day of sick time, removes the right to file
 GP> grievances, kills every joint union/mgmt committee, blocks the booking
 GP> of any new vacation, stops the taking of accumulated time off .... but
 GP> all the while claiming that they are putting employees first.

 GP> Also, the company has taken a perfectly normal occurrance (stolen
 GP> copper cable(by those selling it as scrap metal) and turned it into an
 GP> accusation against the union.

 GP> This lockout looks like it'll be a long one, because Telus has been
 GP> planning this union-busting action for some time! :(

 GP> What gets me is the LIES they'll tell!  For instance, if you phone in
 GP> for service and ask if they're replacement workers or regular staff,
 GP> they'll say regular staff (a lie -- they're either management or
 GP> scabs!) :P

 GP> I still think that some of the unions are too arrogant, and need to be
 GP> taken down a notch or two, but I don't like how big business has
 GP> chosen to pick on the one that's always been quite GOOD and FAIR! :(

 GP> Because I care,
 GP> <+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


 GP> -!- PPoint 1.76
 GP>  ! Origin: Cyberpope pointing via Bandmaster BBS! (1:153/715.1275)


  Got to be better then the conditions at JVC where employees were
sort of fired...then hired back as contractors.   Employees at JVC
got their annual salary cut by 50% ...and went along with it all.

Oh well.

Hi George ... 


... Life...too many questions, damn few answers.
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