Unifor Local 1996-O

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Re: Company communication on Nov 17 2021 Rapid testing at customer premises

Sisters and Brothers of 1996-O,
Unifor Local 1996-O Executive as well as our Stewards and Health and Safety reps have received numerous calls in regards to a communication by the employer on November 17 2021 approximately 3:47PM, The Subject matter : ” COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Statement for customers”
We understand your concerns and have been following up with both the Union Bargaining Committee(LRC) and Unifor National. It is our understanding that at this time the Legal department of Unifor is investigating. We will continue to keep you updated.
In the interim, please do not hesitate to speak with your Stewards, Chief Stewards or this Executive should you have any questions or concerns on this matter.
In Solidarity,
1996-O

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2022 BTS BARGAINING PROPOSAL form – Deadline November 24 2021

Bargaining Proposal Form

Sisters and Brothers,

Our Craft BTS/Unifor Collective Agreement expires May 2022. Please download and fill out the proposal form and return them no later than November 24 2021 as the local must submit all proposals by December 1 2021. It is important that every member fill out the form.

The PDF form is a fillable form that may be submitted electronically by email or fax.

Please download the BTS Bargaining proposal form and return it to the Local Executive
Email

barg.cba.proposals.2022@gmail.com

Or

Fax to:

416.538.1997

Form provided by Unifor National

FILLABLE BTS BARGAINING PROPOSAL SURVEY

In Solidarity,

Lee, Sanjay, Brian, Chris

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2022 BTS BARGAINING PROPOSAL form – Deadline November 24 2021

Bargaining Proposal Form

Sisters and Brothers,

Our Craft BTS/Unifor Collective Agreement expires May 2022. Please download and fill out the proposal form and return them no later than November 24 2021 as the local must submit all proposals by December 1 2021. It is important that every member fill out the form.

The PDF form is a fillable form that may be submitted electronically by email or fax.

Please download the BTS Bargaining proposal form and return it to the Local Executive
Email

barg.cba.proposals.2022@gmail.com

Or

Fax to:

416.538.1997

Form provided by Unifor National

FILLABLE BTS BARGAINING PROPOSAL SURVEY

In Solidarity,

Lee, Sanjay, Brian, Chris

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Bell Canada back in black as revenues hit pre-pandemic levels

Source:

http://Lightreading.com

News Analysis
Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor
11/5/2021

Bell Canada’s total revenue and adjusted EBITDA have returned to pre-pandemic Q3 2019 levels, according to Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of the Canadian cable operator.

The carrier’s consolidated service revenue “is up 3.6% and EBITDA 4.2% higher than last year, despite ongoing COVID-related headwinds affecting wireless roaming, business wireline customer spending and media advertising,” said Bibic in a financial call with analysts this week.

Net earnings for Bell Canada are also up nearly 10% to $813 million for Q3.

In addition, Bell Canada is on schedule to meet its network expansion goals for 2021, said Bibic, and has invested $1.2 billion in new capital in the third quarter. That’s 12% more year-over-year spending on direct fiber and fixed wireless connections, and the operator is expanding mobile 5G coverage and deploying 3.5 gigahertz capable radios in preparation for its goal of launching 5G coverage to over 70% of Canada’s population by the end of 2022. Bell Canada deployed fiber Internet to 52 smaller communities in Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and the Atlantic provinces and Bell 5G in several provinces this quarter.

During the third quarter, Bell Canada tallied 266,919 total wireless mobile phone, mobile-connected devices, retail Internet and IPTV net subscriber additions, which marks a 10% yearly increase. The carrier said it had 136,464 mobile phone net subscriber activations with 115,000 new net postpaid mobile phone subscribers, with postpaid subscriptions up 46%.

Bell Canada also marked its lowest postpaid churn during the third quarter: 0.93%. The company brought in 33,000 new IoT subscriptions, and 22,000 new prepaid mobile device customers, “which is our best quarterly result in the past year,” added Bibic.

Continue reading….click the link below

https://www.lightreading.com/cable-tech/bell-canada-back-in-black-as-revenues-hit-pre-pandemic-levels/d/d-id/773328?fr=operanews

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Remembrance Day November 11 2021

Remembrance Day commemorates the sacrifices of people in all armed conflicts.

Why Remember?

We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our collective national consciousness; our future is their monument.1

 

These wars touched the lives of Canadians of all ages, all races, all social classes. Fathers, sons, daughters, sweethearts: they were killed in action, they were wounded, and thousands who returned were forced to live the rest of their lives with the physical and mental scars of war. The people who stayed in Canada also served—in factories, in voluntary service organizations, wherever they were needed.

Yet for many of us, war is a phenomenon seen through the lens of a television camera or a journalist’s account of fighting in distant parts of the world. Our closest physical and emotional experience may be the discovery of wartime memorabilia in a family attic. But even items such as photographs, uniform badges, medals, and diaries can seem vague and unconnected to the life of their owner. For those of us born during peacetime, all wars seem far removed from our daily lives.

 

We often take for granted our Canadian values and institutions, our freedom to participate in cultural and political events, and our right to live under a government of our choice. The Canadians who went off to war in distant lands went in the belief that the values and beliefs enjoyed by Canadians were being threatened. They truly believed that “Without freedom there can be no ensuring peace and without peace no enduring freedom.”2

By remembering their service and their sacrifice, we recognize the tradition of freedom these men and women fought to preserve. They believed that their actions in the present would make a significant difference for the future, but it is up to us to ensure that their dream of peace is realized. On Remembrance Day, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country and acknowledge our responsibility to work for the peace they fought hard to achieve.

During times of war, individual acts of heroism occur frequently; only a few are ever recorded and receive official recognition. By remembering all who have served, we recognize their willingly-endured hardships and fears, taken upon themselves so that we could live in peace.

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