Canadian Blood Services, workers reach tentative deal
Ontario blood service workers narrowly avoided a strike, reaching a last-minute tentative deal with Canadian Blood Services on Jan. 8.
OPSEU president Warren “Smokey” Thomas said, “both parties came away quite happy, and when both sides come away in a win-win, it’s great for the consumers ... and the people that work there.”
Chief CBS supply chain officer Ian Mumford said in a statement, “The tentative agreement demonstrates CBS’ commitment to ... the reliability and safety of Canada’s blood system.”
At press time the ratification process was underway.
