Bell Media has cut an additional 43 technician jobs as part of the restructuring it announced in February, the company confirmed to CBC News on Thursday.The Bell Media Studios, in downtown Toronto, are pictured in February. Bell Media has cut an additional 43 technician jobs as part of the restructuring it announced that month, the company confirmed to CBC News on Thursday.
"No departures will occur until the period between August 30 and September 27. We will be providing training, offering voluntary severance packages and eliminating vacant positions wherever possible to mitigate the impact on our team members," a spokesperson for Bell Media told CBC News. In an email to union members, representatives from Unifor Local 723M said that they would be "watching the company closely to ensure the reductions were necessary," according to screenshots obtained by CBC News.