Labour Relations & Negotiations
Labour relations and negotiations are important parts of ONA’s role as your representative.
As members, your contract defines the parameters of your work.
As your union, it’s our job to negotiate the best contracts possible.
We continuously strive to improve and enhance your work life.
Working Together
There are 139 hospital bargaining units that participate in central bargaining with the Ontario Hospital Association.
There are 11 non-participating hospitals: Homewood, Lakeridge Allied, Shouldice, James Bay General, Tillsonburg District, Chapleau Clerical Unit, McCall Centre for Continuing Care, PMH Radiation Therapists, London Health Sciences Allied, York Central Hospital and the newly organized Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital.
Members in this sector have the right to binding arbitration under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act if they reach an impasse in bargaining.
HOOPP news: read about plans for immediate vesting for members in 2012 The latest Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) newsletter, Pensions in Perspectives, details the differences between a defined benefit pension plan and a defined contribution plan. Also, HOOPP just announced that it will move to immediate vesting for members beginning in mid-2012. |
Hospital Pay Equity Negotiating Team Take a look and see who will be representing you on the Hospital Pay Equity Negotiating Team. |
Status of Negotiations
The current Hospital Central Agreement expires on March 31, 2014. Download the French version of the agreement here.
Arbitration award for Ontario registered nurses An arbitration award was released yesterday setting out the terms and conditions for a new three-year collective agreement for more than 50,000 Ontario registered nurses and allied health professionals – members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) – and some 137 Ontario hospitals. |
Members’ Resources
Hospital Central Agreement in English or French (expires on March 31, 2014).
Local appendices to collective agreements with hospitals
Questions and answers document regarding the “Student Supervision Premium” - Article 9.08(a) in the Hospital Central Collective Agreement (revised February 13, 2009)
Nursing Retention Fund information
Professional Responsibility Workload Report Form
ONA Members
Education
ONA’s education programs are developed from a broad perspective to address member concerns in all sectors of health care. See the Workshop Calendar to find out what’s happening in your region.
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