Unifor members host BBQ lunch to support good unionized telecom jobs

HALIFAX, Sept. 8, 2019 /CNW/ - Members of Unifor Local 2289 at Bell Aliant are hosting a lunchtime BBQ at the Granville Mall to support good unionized telecom jobs.

"We're doing this to support our fellow Bell Aliant workers and to raise awareness about how the company has chipped away at these good jobs for years," said Cullen Bolger, President of Unifor Local 2289 representing Bell Aliant workers in Nova Scotia. "In a time of growth and with more reliance than ever on telecommunications, corporations like Bell Canada need to show they're providing good, secure jobs to Canadians."

Local 2289 is hosting the BBQ to bring members together, to talk outside of the workplace about the job erosion and stressful work environment they face at Bell Aliant. Members of Unifor Local 2289 will be present to provide comment to media.

Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.

SOURCE Unifor