Latest News (Tuesday March 26, 2024)
Hello Members,
On March 19, I was in Ottawa to participate in the first stage of the Shame on Bell initiative.
I was one of 300 Bell employees from across all platforms at this event.
It was launched to coincide with President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE. Inc. and Bell Canada Mirko Bibic’s invitation to speak at the House of Commons Heritage Committee
to answer questions about the February 8th layoff of 4,800 people across Bell.
Unfortunately he was a no-show.
Below are a couple links for you:
The first is the Unifor news conference Tuesday, March 19 where Unifor National President Lana Payne and former CTV journalist Kevin Newman speak about the impact layoffs at Bell are having in CTV Newsrooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WIYVbQL4s
Here are some other resources about the Shame on Bell initiative that you can bookmark and check back:
https://www.shameonbell.ca/
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/unifor-launches-shame-bell-campaign-leading-march-19-testimony-company-execs
I’m also including a couple links where our National President Lana Payne speaks about the layoffs prior to the March 19th rally.
In this video she explains her disappointment to BCE for making the decision to layoff CTV media workers across the country and cancelling newscasts: https://youtu.be/UtkEaXtRjp4?si=wQBZ4nxlB7oLVTg0
This is her presentation to the House of Commons on the grim media landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNjQ-PTh93g
Myself and the executive will work to keep you informed of any updates on the Shame on Bell project.
In Solidarity,
Amy Stalker
