TORONTO, ON. – Arbitrator John Stout has released a decision on additional wage increases for registered nurses (RNs), registered practical nurses (RPNs) and health-care professionals working in Ontario’s non-profit nursing homes.

TORONTO, ON, March 23, 2023 – The Ford government’s provincial budget released today continues the march toward private, for-profit health care at the expense of Ontarians’ health and pocketbooks, says the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

COLLINGWOOD, ON., March 21, 2023 – After repeatedly raising serious concerns about patient safety and Registered Nurse (RN) staffing levels, RNs at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital are proceeding with an Independent Assessment Committee (IAC) to investigate issues in the hospital’s emergency department.

KITCHENER, ON., March 14, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is pleased to announce that a new collective agreement has been ratified by Region of Waterloo Public Health Unit Nurses and their employer.

TORONTO, ON., March 13, 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 the nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses from four new workplaces across Ontario.

TORONTO, ON, March 3, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says that contract talks between ONA hospital registered nurses and the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) have broken down and will now head to arbitration in early May. 

TORONTO, ON., March 2, 2023 – Thousands of Registered Nurses, health-care professionals, supporters and labour allies held a long and loud protest today on Queen Street in Toronto, followed by a march to Queen’s Park to voice their support for a better contract for Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) hospital members.

TORONTO, ON, March 1, 2023 – Today, the elected bargaining team of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) begins mediation with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in a last-ditch effort to reach a respectful, negotiated collective agreement for Ontario’s 60,000 hospital Registered Nurses and health-care professionals.

OTTAWA, ON., February 25, 2023 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is deeply alarmed by reports of private orthopedic surgeries now being performed under a veil of secrecy on weekends at the Riverside campus of The Ottawa Hospital.

TORONTO, ON, February 23, 2023 – Thousands of front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals are picketing across the province today, calling for better staffing, better wages and better care.