Telus offers buyouts to 2,000 employees in bid to trim workforce

© Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Telus says it has offered buyout packages to a portion of its workforce. Telecommunications giant Telus is looking to shed several hundred people from its Canadian workforce by offering buyouts to 2,000 people. USW Local 1944, which represents 6,500 Telus workers across the country, says 2,000 buyout packages have been offered. When asked for comment by CBC News, Telus said that while it has made the offer to 2,000 workers, it will cap the actual number of packages it would accept far lower. "We are offering a voluntary separation package to 2,000 team members, and anticipate several hundred to accept the offer.