The BCGEU says after days of mediated talks they have reached a tentative agreement with LifeLabs. The three year deal includes a two percent equivalent lump sum upon ratification, one percent increases in January and July of this year and a two percent increase in July 2014. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
LifeLabs contract dispute update
January 25, 2013 by
The B-C Government and Service Employees Union has announced mediated contract talks with LifeLabs will resume Sunday at the Labour Relations Board. 700 unionized employees began rotating strikes last Monday. The union says job action will continue this weekend at labs in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, and Victoria. CKNW … [Read more...]
Update on rotating strikes at LifeLabs
January 23, 2013 by
The B-C Government and Service Employees Union has announced the next round of rotating strikes in its contract dispute with LifeLabs. Labs in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, and Victoria will be behind picket lines Saturday through next Monday. The union says the company is offering a wage hike 3.9 per-cent over three years, but … [Read more...]
BCGEU updates LifeLabs strikes
January 22, 2013 by
The B-C Government and Service Employees Union has announced it's members at six more LifeLabs locations will go on strike for two days, starting tomorrow. Two of the six are in Vancouver, two are in North Vancouver, one is in West Vancouver, and one is in Duncan on Vancouver Island. On Monday, union members began rotating strikes at 40 locations … [Read more...]
Job action to begin Monday at Lifelabs’ Patient Service Centres
January 20, 2013 by
The BC Government and Service Employees' Union says job action will start Monday at Lifelabs' Patient Service Centres in BC on a rotating basis. The union says the action comes after day long mediated talks at the Labour Relations Board Saturday failed. They say the major issues are wages and the employer demanding that members accept … [Read more...]
