Unifor’s ‘Shame on Bell’ campaign has sparked a public response from the telecom giant, following its announcement of over 6,000 job cuts in the past eight months. Bell has issued a statement outlining the facts surrounding its restructuring efforts, emphasizing its commitment to supporting affected employees.

Key points from Bell’s statement include:

– Offering fair severance packages, career transition services, and continued access to health benefits to impacted employees.
– The cutting of 4,800 positions across the company due to challenging economic, competitive, and regulatory conditions.
– Less than 10% of the workforce at Bell Media was affected by layoffs.
– Engagement with Unifor throughout the process and obtaining consent for voluntary severance packages for unionized employees.

Despite these efforts, approximately 800 Unifor members are impacted by the restructuring. Unifor has criticized Bell’s decisions as driven by “corporate greed,” accusing the company of making significant profits while cutting jobs.

Bell maintains that it has fulfilled all obligations under collective bargaining agreements and engaged in transparent discussions with Unifor prior to implementing the restructuring. Last month, Bell emphasized its commitment to working with unions on addressing impacts to the workforce.

In response to Unifor’s concerns about job losses in the telecommunications and media sectors, a rally was held in Ottawa where participants chanted ‘shame on Bell’. Unifor reiterated its commitment to advocating for good jobs in these industries.

For more information on this issue and to hear directly from both parties involved, you can watch a video recap of the events here: [YouTube video link].

Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story as Phones Canada continues to monitor the situation closely.