LifeLabs, the main outpatient lab services provider in British Columbia, has successfully negotiated a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the B.C. General Employees' Union. This agreement follows a prolonged period of job action initiated by approximately 1,200 striking workers due to grievances around wage increases and working conditions. The strike, which began in February 2024, resulted in rotating temporary closures at various lab locations. LifeLabs expressed its commitment to a positive relationship with the union while acknowledging the mediator's role in facilitating this agreement. However, specific terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
The union originally said in February that workers took job action due to LifeLabs' refusal to increase wages and benefits to cover the high cost of living.
After months of negotiations, LifeLabs and the B.C. General Employees' Union have reached a three-year collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end to the strike.
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