Originally all BC TEL now Telus workers
belonged to
IBEW , Local 213
(International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers)
Established Nov 6,
1901
In the spring of 1944
our Union became the
FTW
(Federation of Telephone
Workers)
Old 1977 TWU Contract Book
and FTW Sticky Label
In the spring of 1977
our Union became the
TWU
(Telecommunications Workers
Union)
Members of Local 33 in the
early years had to
attend Union meetings in
Prince George
(no doubt Local 9 ?)
Due to our numbers increasing
and
distance to travel, Local
33 was created.
Over the years we have been
a fairly militant Local
Today with the threats and
results
of Downsizing, Rightsizing, etc etc
our Local has decreased
from close to 200 members to 32.
We have gone thru 3 strikes
in our Local
-Summer of 1969
-Winter of 1977-78
-Late winter/Early Spring- 1980-81
All of these strikes were
hard fought.
Management in those years
seemed to be always looking for a fight
and they had a Management
work force to back them up.
The Local went through many
years
before one of our Local
members retired
while still working in the
Local.
Wilf Hoffman was the first
in our Local.
Over the last few years
we have seen many more.
Starting July 21, 2005 a Telus Lockout.
ended in Nov/Dec
