Due to ongoing labour disputes at LifeLabs locations in Ontario, the employer opted to cancel our September 17th to 20th bargaining dates.

Your bargaining committee used the time instead to continue working on our outstanding non-monetary proposals and on fortifying our monetary demands. We hope to table these demands with the employer the next time we meet. 

We also worked on our essential services planning to prepare for the potential of strike action. Again, this is a standard part of the bargaining process. 

Thank you to the members in Specimen Management who brought to our attention the fact that the employer has been holding huddles and individual meetings with you regarding the implementation of an extended shift. This employer proposal is currently under discussion in negotiations, and this action by management is under investigation. 

As always, we encourage members to bring forward any and all concerns to your union-appointed Workplace Leaders or directly to your Bargaining Committee. 

We are next scheduled to meet with the employer the week of October 15th and will have more updates to share following that session. 

In solidarity, 

Your LifeLabs Bargaining Committee 

Mandy De Fields, Bargaining Committee Chairperson 
Kelly Jeffs, Bargaining Committee Vice-Chairperson
Maryam Baghalha, Bargaining Committee member 
Tony Ly, Bargaining Committee member 
Rosario Viray, Bargaining Committee member 
Wendy Cummer, Bargaining Committee member 
Linsay Buss, Staff Representative - Negotiations 

UWU/MoveUP