Rogers Technicians in Abbotsford on Strike for Equal Pay and Fair Bargaining
- Twenty-Five Rogers technicians in Abbotsford are on strike as of June 19 after negotiations with their employer broke down.
- The United Steelworkers Union states that workers in Abbotsford are paid nine percent less than counterparts in Vancouver and Surrey.
- The union claims that Rogers does not value workers maintaining services in smaller communities like Abbotsford.
- The strike occurs under Bill C-58, which prohibits the use of replacement workers during legal strikes in telecommunications.
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Rogers workers in British Columbia to strike Thursday - The Wire Report
Members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944 in Abbotsford, B.C. issued a strike notice to Rogers after talks with the telco broke down. The post Rogers workers in British Columbia to strike Thursday appeared first on The Wire Report.
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