TORONTO, ON., April 28, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is responding to three recent arbitration decisions stemming from the overturn of Bill 124 by expressing frustration, noting that the resulting wage adjustments are not nearly enough to retain and recruit registered nurses (RNs) and health-care workers to a system suffering from severe shortages.

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TORONTO, ON, September 28, 2022 – A new Financial Accountability Office report released today shows  the Ford government is stealing some $9.7-billion in salary from nurses, health-care professionals and some public-sector workers over the period of 2019-2027. The report notes that staffing shortages are a major risk for the province, something borne out by emergency department closures in this province predicted by the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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