After 10 weeks of rotating strikes, LifeLabs workers in B.C. have a new collective agreement and patients can look forward to reduced wait times for needed health tests.
The new contract, reached after binding mediation, includes wage increases ranging from 11.3 per cent to 20 per cent over three years.
The union says it will raise wages for workers with the U.S.-based corporation to the same rate as for public hospital employees doing similar work by its second year.
It also includes provisions to address workload and overtime issues.
The new collective agreement for the 1,200 LifeLabs employees represented by the BC General Employees’ Union, or BCGEU, is in
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