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B.C. dairy milk testers on strike, call for fair mileage compensation: union
Milk testers demand mileage pay raise from $0.41 to match $0.72 CRA rate after 26 months without contract amid travel cost disputes.
- On Nov. 25, B.C. dairy milk testers began a strike after serving a 72-hour notice on Nov. 21, representing the BCGEU and employed by Lactanet.
- After 26 months without a contract and about 20 months of bargaining, testers say they drive personal trucks or SUVs up to 100 km and are paid $0.41 per kilometre, while the CRA guideline is $0.72 per kilometre.
- Lactanet testers, who collect milk samples from about 175 herds across B.C., voted 89 per cent in favor of strike on Nov. 18 after about 20 months of contract talks and working without a contract since late 2023.
- The strike threatens farmers' access to milk-quality data as mandatory testing requirements remain in effect and the BC Dairy Association said all milk is inspected before leaving farms.
- The union is urging Lactanet to return to bargaining and cover travel costs, while Maria Middlemiss, BCGEU treasurer, said relying on workers' money is unsustainable.
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B.C. dairy milk testers on strike, call for fair mileage compensation: union
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Dairy milk testers in BC on strike over travel costs
Friday November 28, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC [Posted at 12:12 pm PT] by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Dairy milk testers (aka diary production technicians or DPTs) are on strike in BC effective today. As members of the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU), the testers who are employed in BC by nationwide dairy […] The post Dairy milk testers in BC on strike over travel costs appeared first on Island Social Trends.
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