Telus Blocks Access to Union Website

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Canada has courts. Why did they not use it?

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From: Neil Schwartzman <neil () cat-and-mouse net>
Date: July 24, 2005 4:32:39 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Telus Blocks Access to Union Website


[Mr. Farber - for consideration for inclusion on your IP list - ns]

Outrageous! Canadian ISP // Telephone // Mobile Phone nation-wide  
service provider Telus is censoring a site by their own workers'  
union, and allegedly messing with their union member's telephone and  
network access.

"
Future not so friendly
Telus blocks union website
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/07/24/1145417-sun.html
By SORCHA MCGINNIS, EDMONTON SUN

Telus has blocked access to a union-run website, claiming it posted  
confidential information and was attempting to harass and intimidate  
workers by publishing their pictures.

The Voices for Change site <http://www.voices-for-change.com/>,  
operated by members of the Telecommunications Workers Union, has been  
effectively closed to all customers with telus.net or telus.com  
accounts.

Internet users who subscribe to other service providers can still  
browse the site.

"They're restricting our members' free speech," said Mimi Williams,  
who said she was offended both as a customer and as an elected  
representative of TWU Local 207.

"Any impediment of our members' rights to free speech and right to  
freedom of association causes me grave concern."

Williams has filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio-television and  
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), appealing to the federal agency  
to investigate further.

Drew McArthur, vice-president of corporate affairs for Telus,  
confirmed the blockage.

McArthur says the company has the right to block access to certain  
sites under a service agreement it has with customers. He refused to  
say how many people would be unable to view the site.
"

I can help out here. Their last quarterly report stated they had  
971,000 subscribed customers. One would think between that number of  
people and hosting the likes of spammer Brian Haberstroh (Atriks)*,  
they would have enough money to enter into union negotiations  
honestly. - NS

* <http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/listings.lasso?isp=telus.com>
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