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Manitoba orders Dynacare workers back after essential ruling

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered Dynacare workers to return after the labour board declared them essential.
About 350 Dynacare lab staff struck on Tuesday over wages, saying they earn 20-50 % less than public-sector peers.
Lab chief Dr. Jenisa Naidoo testified a shutdown would backlog roughly 34,000 patients weekly.
Lab chief Dr. Jenisa Naidoo warned missing about 15 critical daily results would hinder outbreak control, per officer Brent Roussin.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered Dynacare workers to return after the labour board declared them essential.
About 350 Dynacare lab staff struck on Tuesday over wages, saying they earn 20-50 % less than public-sector peers.
Lab chief Dr. Jenisa Naidoo testified a shutdown would backlog roughly 34,000 patients weekly.
Lab chief Dr. Jenisa Naidoo warned missing about 15 critical daily results would hinder outbreak control, per officer Brent Roussin.