A sign is seen outside a LifeLabs location in North Vancouver B.C., on October 22, 2021.
Couriers and mail clerks working for Lifelabs in Ontario, who handle samples and blood specimens, could walk off the job as early as Saturday as part of a labour dispute.CBC NewsSome Lifelabs workers may strike as soon as this weekend if a deal isn't reached between their union and the company. Couriers and mail clerks working for Lifelabs in Ontario, who handle samples and blood specimens, could walk off the job as early as Saturday as part of a labour dispute.
"LifeLabs is a billion-dollar, for-profit company that gets millions of our public health care dollars," OPSEU President JP Hornick said in a statement. In its own statement sent to CBC News, Lifelabs said the company and the union are currently negotiating a renewal of their collective bargaining agreement and said management is committed to finding a deal that works.
"We will implement a business continuity plan to ensure that we can continue to provide Ontarians with access to important health care services. Patient Services Centres will remain open, and laboratories will continue to function as usual."Why the affordability crisis is pushing workers to take job actionThere have been several high-profile labour disputes across Canada over the past year, from LCBO workers to rail employees to Air Canada pilots.
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