Just as the province sees an explosion in demand for home care, it is plunging this service into chaos. Read the full op-ed here.
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TORONTO, ON, December 18, 2023 – More than 4,300 Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members who work in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) across the province have ratified a tentative agreement with their employer. This agreement – which was reached during three days of intense conciliation – marks just the beginning of recovering the financial ground that our members have lost over the last decade.
TORONTO, ON., November 17, 2023 – More than 4,300 Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members who work in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) across the province have reached a tentative agreement pending ratification, during conciliation with their employer.
TORONTO, ON., November 15, 2023 – More than 4,300 Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members who work in Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) across the province are in conciliation this week with Ontario Health. If conciliation fails to meet their bargaining demands for fair wages and safe staffing, they expect to take escalating actions to fight for better health care in the sector.
HAMILTON, ON., October 31, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing more than 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, is excited to welcome nurse practitioners from Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services.
Get some background on this round of HCCSS bargaining and find out what happens next.
