In a news release, the B.C. General Employees' Union says the workers served a 72-hour strike notice on Nov. 21 and went on strike on Nov. 2
B.C.’s dairy milk testers are officially on strike. In a news release, the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) says the workers, also known as dairy production technicians (DPTs), served a 72-hour strike notice on Nov. 21 and went on strike on Nov. 25. The union says this job action follows 20 months of bargaining with dairy testing provider Lactanet. “These workers are demanding that Lactanet reconsider how it’s using the fees it charges farmers for testing and cover the actual current-day costs of travelling to farms to gather samples,” said BCGEU treasurer Maria Middlemiss in a statement.
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