ONA News

RED LAKE, August 20, 2019 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is delighted to welcome new members from Northwood Lodge Home for the Aged to the union.

Learn about the use of Ontario’s new MSD Prevention Guideline and share your experiences, questions and insights.

Nurses are invited to participate in this University Health Network study.

TORONTO, August 8, 2019 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is expressing its support of Canadian Blood Services’ (CBS) announcement regarding the opening of a new plasma collection clinic in Sudbury. However, ONA is concerned about the impact on the dedicated registered nurses who currently work with the blood-collection clinics in Sudbury and the surrounding area.

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is participating in the Public Inquiry into Long-Term Care. ONA has signaled that it is participating in order to ensure that a tragedy like the Elizabeth Wettlaufer case never again occurs. ONA will regularly post updates on proceedings.

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says that life for the province’s long-term care residents could improve if the provincial government and stakeholders implement key recommendations in the Long-Term Care Public Inquiry Report, authored by the Honourable Eileen E. Gillese.

We honour those who have fought to ensure better rights, wages and working conditions for all workers, and speak out about ongoing labour issues and injustices.

Read the June 2019 Provincial Coordinators Meeting highlights now.

Take the CFNU stress survey today.

TORONTO, Ont., July 15, 2019 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is launching a new public awareness campaign today, urging Ontarians and the government to ‘care now’ about long-term care.