After over a year of bargaining, LifeLabs workers from Orillia, Barrie, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach are on strike for a contract that empowers them to provide high quality patient care.
This majority female workforce has been sounding the alarm about chronic understaffing that prevents them from conducting regular and mandatory health and safety inspections. Additionally, members asked management for security services because of incidents of assaults against staff from patients. Lifelabs management hasn’t responded to these crucial concerns from members but has managed to address them for the scabs they hired. Its clear management can create healthy, safe and fair working conditions but is picking and choosing when to do so. In a medical laboratory, health and safety should be the foremost priority.
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Picketing Info:
Picket lines will be running throughout Simcoe County LifeLabs locations daily.
Barrie:
When: Monday to Friday, 6 AM to 3 PM
Saturday 8 AM to 12 PM
Where: 121 Wellington St W #106
When: Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: 480 Huronia Rd #201
Orillia:
When: Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: 210 Memorial Ave #107
Wasaga Beach:
When: Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: 14 Ramblewood Dr #104