Medical lab workers in Manitoba ordered back to work after one-day strike
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WINNIPEG – Several hundred medical lab workers are to return to work today after the Manitoba Labour Board ordered them back to their posts.
The union representing the 350 workers across 22 Dynacare diagnostic labs in Manitoba says they will abide by the decision.
Lawyers for the provincial government argued the workers, who hit picket lines earlier Tuesday, were too valuable to the functioning of the health care system to be allowed to strike.
A private operator, Dynacare is the province’s primary collector of routine lab work, including blood samples, urinalysis and prenatal testing.
It says it is grateful the labour board intervened, while the government has urged the company to return to the bargaining table with the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals.
Union president Jason Linklater has criticized the province for interfering with contract negotiations and says they have lost trust in Premier Wab Kinew’s government.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2026.