US EditionThree-Year Deal Reached in Labour Dispute Between LifeLabs and 1,200 Striking Workers
- In April 2025, LifeLabs and the BC General Employees' Union finalized a labor contract lasting three years, allowing approximately 1,200 employees in British Columbia to return to work.
- The strike began in February 2025 after LifeLabs, owned by Quest Diagnostics, refused wage and benefit increases addressing high living costs and poor working conditions due to understaffing.
- The dispute involved rotating temporary lab closures across 100 LifeLabs centres, and negotiations lasted 14 months before mediation imposed binding recommendations accepted by both sides.
- The union secured wage increases from 11.3% to 20% over three years, achieving pay parity with the public sector by the contract's second year, along with changes on workload, overtime, and removal of sick pay concessions.
- The resolution highlighted concerns about U.S. Corporate ownership of LifeLabs, sparked calls for diagnostic services public ownership, and reflected ongoing tensions over profit priorities versus worker and patient well-being.
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LifeLabs strike officially over
Rotating strikes began on Feb. 19
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