diff --git a/.github/workflows/bencher-ab.yml b/.github/workflows/bencher-ab.yml
index 3ad0e3930c04..4c53ab7b27ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bencher-ab.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bencher-ab.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ jobs:
         1ES.Pool=gha-vmss-d16av5-ci,
         "JobId=bab_benchmark_pr-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}",
       ]
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'bench-ab') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
+    if: &check_trigger_conditions >-
+      ${{
+          (github.event.action == 'labeled'
+            && github.event.label.name == 'bench-ab')
+          || (github.event.action != 'labeled'
+            && contains(github.event.labels.*.name, 'bench-ab'))
+          || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+          || github.event_name == 'schedule'
+      }}
     container:
       image: mcr.microsoft.com/azurelinux/base/core:3.0
       options: --user root
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         1ES.Pool=gha-vmss-d16av5-ci,
         "JobId=bab_benchmark_main-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}",
       ]
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'bench-ab') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
+    if: *check_trigger_conditions
     container:
       image: mcr.microsoft.com/azurelinux/base/core:3.0
       options: --user root
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       image: mcr.microsoft.com/azurelinux/base/core:3.0
       options: --user root
     needs: [benchmark_pr, benchmark_main]
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'bench-ab') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
+    if: *check_trigger_conditions
     steps:
       - name: Setup container dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/long-test.yml b/.github/workflows/long-test.yml
index dded91dcb932..5c66db255887 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/long-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/long-test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   long-asan:
-    if: &check_trigger_conditions ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-long-test') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule'}}
+    if: &check_trigger_conditions >-
+      ${{
+          (github.event.action == 'labeled'
+            && github.event.label.name == 'run-long-test')
+          || (github.event.action != 'labeled'
+            && contains(github.event.labels.*.name, 'run-long-test'))
+          || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+          || github.event_name == 'schedule'
+      }}
     name: "ASAN"
     runs-on:
       [
diff --git a/.github/workflows/long-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/long-verification.yml
index a2e57d1db0cb..e78a9443d15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/long-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/long-verification.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   model-checking-with-atomic-reconfig-consensus:
     name: Model Checking With Atomic Reconfig - Consensus
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-long-verification') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    if: &check_trigger_conditions >-
+      ${{
+          (github.event.action == 'labeled'
+            && github.event.label.name == 'run-long-verification')
+          || (github.event.action != 'labeled'
+            && contains(github.event.labels.*.name, 'run-long-verification'))
+          || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+          || github.event_name == 'schedule'
+      }}
     runs-on:
       [
         self-hosted,
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   model-checking-with-reconfig-consensus:
     name: Model Checking With Reconfig - Consensus
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-long-verification') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    if: *check_trigger_conditions
     runs-on:
       [
         self-hosted,
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
   simulation-consensus:
     name: Simulation - Consensus
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-long-verification') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
+    if: *check_trigger_conditions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run: