LifeLabs workers on strike to keep healthcare public

LifeLabs workers on strike to keep healthcare public

For the past ten weeks, 1200 workers at LifeLabs in BC have been on a rotating strike for better wages and working conditions. The workers are seeking wage parity for the lab techs, couriers and other employees who do the same jobs as their hospital-based counterparts, but are paid much less. Workers were very united

LifeLabs strike highlights risks of foreign ownership in Canadian health care - Ontario Health Coalition

(April 30, 2025) By: Maddi Dellplain, Healthy Debate The months-long strike at British Columbia’s LifeLabs has raised questions about foreign ownership of medical services and Canadians’ health data. American-owned Quest Diagnostics purchased LifeLabs in August 2024 from OMERS, a jointly owned pension fund company, for CDN $1.35 billion. LifeLabs’ B.C. workers, who have been without a contract since last April, have been on strike since Feb. 16.…