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JEWISH  WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, June 27, 196J
An
important message
for B.CTE
EMPLOYEES
The announced intention of the Federation of Telephone Workers of B.C. to conduct rotation strikes against B.C. TEL has made it necessary for management to prepare for sudden work stoppages at any given location throughout the Company's province-wide system.
Many supervisors have been deployed to assure that personnel will be available in each location to maintain customer services in event of any work stoppage by classified employees. The uncertainty of the situation means supervisors will have to cover these posts until a new contract is sighed. ^^^^
Certain work functions may have to cease because of the removal of supervisors from regular assignments, but it is not the Company's intention to deny re-employ-mcnt to employees who lose employment because of work istopjpages caused by the labor dispute.
All employees willing to return to their jobs when picketing ceases in each instance will be assigned as quickly as circumstances permit. Because of the internal disruption work stoppages cause, however, it will be impossible to assign all employees to work immediately when picketing has ceased.
B.C. TEL employees should listen to their local radio stations for information about when to return to work. Specific instructions will be broadcast for traffic operators, service representatives and other commercial business office staff. Other classifications will be called individually and advised when to report for work.
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BRmSH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY