• codydodd@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      I half hear you. The issue is the labour board called for the service to be reviewed to see if it is essential, because:

      Dynacare workers perform about 40 per cent of all lab testing in Manitoba, including about half of phlebotomies (blood drawing for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes) and two-thirds of cytologies (microscopic examinations for diagnostic purposes), LaBossiere told the hearing.

      I think there are times when the Labour Board should be attacked and ignored when it sides with corporations (most times really), but if Manitoba crirical healthcare falls its a real issue too. As the article points out, the real issue is the provinces depends so heavily on an American firm. That needs to be rectified.

      • yannic@lemmy.ca
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        6 days ago

        We’re too reliant on private health care, regardless of who owns it.

        Everyone knows a story about a family waiting several hours in an Emergency Room waiting area or minor treatment because the only clinic in town is a privately operated one which fully books up within the first hour of every day.