Technicians were advised this week that Life Labs is laying off workers from the Victoria Reference Laboratory and moving most of its microbiology testing to Surrey
The union representing LifeLabs workers is warning that patients could see longer wait times for test results if plans by the company to move its microbiology lab to Surrey from Victoria come to fruition.
The BCGEU said 16 full-time workers would be affected, including 13 in Victoria, and a number of temporary positions will not be renewed. Two medical laboratory technologists and a laboratory technical assistant will lose their jobs in Kamloops. The closure of the microbiology lab in the Victoria Reference Laboratory is driven by new technology in Surrey that can process the samples with fewer workers, said the technician, who added that workers are worried about patient care.
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