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'Dynacare sucks': Manitoba Premier questions company as striking employees ordered back to work

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Bickis, I. (2026, September 15). 'Dynacare sucks': Manitoba Premier questions company as striking employees ordered back to work. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-dynacare-sucks-manitoba-premier-questions-company-as-striking/

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew criticized Dynacare, the company at the center of a recent strike by medical workers, shortly after intervening to end the labor dispute. He indicated that his government might consider bringing lab testing back under public control, implying dissatisfaction with private sector management of healthcare services.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew criticized Dynacare, calling it "sucks" multiple times on Wednesday. This came after 350 Dynacare lab technicians and technologists in the province went on a one-day strike, shutting down 22 Dynacare lab locations and halting thousands of medical tests across the province, including blood work, urinalysis, and prenatal checks. The NDP government, led by Kinew, intervened successfully at the Manitoba Labour Board to declare Dynacare’s work as vital to the health system, forcing workers back on Wednesday. In response, the premier urged Dynacare to return to bargaining with employees and provide better wages. This incident highlights growing tensions over private healthcare operations in Manitoba and raises questions about potential government action to de-privatize lab testing services.

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🔮 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, a day after his government intervened to end a medical workers strike, called out their employer and suggested he may de-privatize lab testing.

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The Canadian Press Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, a day after his NDP government intervened to end a strike by medical workers, questioned their employer and suggested he may de-privatize lab testing. uncertain

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