ONA News
- Ontario Nurses’ Association Celebrates Nursing Week12 May 08 -- ONA President, Board members visit front-line members across the province the week of May 12-18. More »
- Grey Bruce Public Health Nurses Heading to Conciliation9 May 08 -- Nurses have been without a contract since December 31, 2007. More »
- Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC Offices Moving: Consolidations Will Impact Accessibility2 May 08 -- ONA warns residents of the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC area that plans to consolidate five intake offices will result in a decline in service and access to health care.More »
- May Day Rally - Thursday, May 1, 2008 - ONA voices were heard1 May 08 -- Health Care Workers have the right to safe workplaces. ONA members gathered to lobby for safer workplaces.More »
- ONA marks anniversary of the passing of Justice Archie Campbell 16 Apr 08 -- ONA notes the first anniversary of the passing of Justice Archie Campbell, author of the report on SARS that advocated for safer workplaces for health-care workers. More »
- ONA Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of New Contract20 Mar 08 -- Ontario’s hospital-sector nurses have voted 96 per cent in favour of a new contract. The contract will be in effect from April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2011.More »
- ONA releases details of tentative settlement for 50,000 hospital registered nurses22 Feb 08 -- The Ontario Nurses' Association's (ONA) Hospital Central Negotiating Team is unanimously recommending acceptance of a tentative settlement negotiated for Ontario's 50,000 hospital registered nurses and allied health professionals.
The tentative settlement includes salary increases for hospital nurses of 9.55 per cent over its three-year term. In addition, nurses will receive a lump sum payment which varies with length of service and is equivalent to an additional 3.70 per cent for the majority of ONA members.
Highlights of the tentative settlement are available here.
More » - ONA and Ontario Hospital Association Reach Tentative Contract Agreement 7 Feb 08 -- The ONA and the OHA have reached a tentative contract agreement for the province's 50,000 registered nurses and allied health personnel working in 137 participating provincial hospitals.More »
- Conciliation Fails: Chatham-Kent Public Health Nurses Hold Strike Vote 8 Feb 08 -- The 42 public health nurses in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent continue to work without a new contract following the failure of a conciliation session.More »
- ONA Appalled at Hotel-Dieu Decision1 Feb 08 -- Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital announces decision to not endorse the coroner’s jury recommendations stemming from the inquest into the murder of Lori Dupont, RN.More »
- Royalcrest bankruptcy settlement 24 Jan 08 -- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) payouts for ONA members from nine Royalcrest facilities in Hamilton and Toronto areasMore »
- ONA Home Care Nurses Deserve Decent Wages and Benefits14 Dec 07 -- Home care nurses are urged not to work for new providers without job security.More »
- Coroner’s Jury Recommendations Must be Implemented 11 Dec 07 -- ONA calls for quick implementation of the recommendations made by the Coroner’s Jury that investigated the murder of ONA member Lori Dupont.More »
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women3 Dec 07 -- December 6 is a day commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.More »
- Nurses Demand Safety as More RNs Attacked in the Workplace28 Nov 07 -- Three more front-line registered nurses have been assaulted in the workplace, leading ONA to demand immediate legislation to protect RNs and allied health care workers.More »
Front-Line Nurses Raise Money for AIDS Orphans19 Nov 07 -- Ontario front-line nurses have presented a donation to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign to support African grandmothers caring for children orphaned by AIDS.More »- Cadbury Adams promises to pull offensive gum ad21 Oct 07 -- Ad disrespectfully portrayed nurses. Company promised to pull ads, but some linger. More »
- Important Information for CCAC Employees about Pension and ONA's Court Action17 Oct 07 -- If you are a CCAC employee, please read this important notice.More »
- Money Owing to ONA Members3 Dec 07 -- ONA is seeking two nurses who were employed at Cama Woodlands Nursing Home in Burlington, Local 1.More »
- ONA Lifts Censure against University Health Network28 Sept 07 -- ONA has voted to lift the censure against University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto.More »
- Front Line Registered Nurses Celebrated Labour Day4 Sept 07 -- Front line registered nurses from the Toronto area joined hundreds of union members marching in the city’s Labour Day parade.More »
- ONA Applauds Government's Worker Safety Announcement23 Aug 07 -- Mandatory safety-engineered needles and stockpiles of N95 masks are good news for Ontario's health care workers More »
- Nurses Attacked at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital22 Aug 07 -- Safety and security measures are still lacking for Ontario's nurses.More »
- Rally at Niagara Health System21 Jun 07 -- On June 20, ONA held a rally at St. Catharine's General Hospital in support of Local 26's reissuing of the Niagara Health System censure.More »
- Central CCAC Votes for ONA20 Jun 07 -- June 19 vote results in win for Ontario Nurses' Association. Welcome aboard to our newest members!More »
- Central East CCAC Professional Staff Choose ONA13 Jun 07 -- Case managers and placement coordinators employed by the Central East CCAC voted to make ONA their union.More »
- Ontario RNs, nurses across Canada focus on nursing issues at CFNU convention8 Jun 07 -- A large contingent of Ontario registered nurses is gathered in St. John’s, Newfoundland this week to discuss the issues facing the profession and healthcare at the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions biennial convention.More »
- May Day Rally at Queens Park for Safety Engineered Needle legislation1 May 07 -- Join ONA, OPSEU and SEIU at Queen’s Park on May Day (May 1) to rally in support of legislation requiring safety-engineered devices.More »
- ONA's "Still Not Enough Nurses" Commercial now available on YouTube16 Apr 07 -- You've seen it on television and on sign boards around the province. Now see it on YouTube.More »
- South West CCAC Professional Staff Choose ONA29 Mar 07 -- Case managers and placement coordinators employed by the South West Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) have voted to make the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) their union.More »
Hospital Central Award has been Handed Down9 Mar 07 -- The hospital central award is now available on the ONA website. This affects all hospitals that participate in the central bargaining process.More »- Long-Term Care Legislation Must Include Staffing and Care Standards17 January 2007 -- ONA believes the government's new Long-Term Care Act must include minimum staffing levels to improve resident care and prevent another tragedy like the Casa Verde nursing home murders.More »
- SARS Commission Report is Significant and Groundbreaking9 January 2007 -- The final report of the Independent SARS Commission offers the government the opportunity to dramatically improve the safety of Ontario’s hospital workers.More »
Nursing Homes Settlement Reached24 Nov 06 -- ONA's Nursing Homes Central Negotiating Team and the participating nursing homes have ratified a settlement for the central issues. More »
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)5 Oct 06 -- In September 2006, ONA submitted recommendations to improve the new LHINs legislation which, as it stands, will diminish access to local health care services and threaten stability for thousands of health care workers, open the door for private, for-profit corporations, and reduce local control.More »
ONA Biennial Convention 200624 Nov 06 -- ONA's 2006 Biennial Convention has wrapped up in Toronto.More »- ONA spotlights safety gaps in health-care facilities11 Sept 06 -- The province's health-care system is failing to follow many of the regulations set out under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, putting registered nurses at risk of violence and injury. More »