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• Protecting Yourself from Heat Stress2 Jul 09 -- The Ministry of Labour has recently updated its Health and Safety Guideline on Heat Stress.More »
• St. Jean Baptiste Day 24 Jun 09 -- St. Jean Baptiste Day - June 24 2008 - "Fête nationale des Canadiens français"More »
• Gay Pride Week 23 Jun 09 -- Gay Pride Week began this weekend and is being celebrated until June 28, 2009.More »
• National Aboriginal Day 21 Jun 09 19 Jun 09 -- The summer solstice holds special significance for many Aboriginal groups that celebrate their heritage on June 21, the first day of summer.More »
• Ontario Nursing Home RNs Ratify New Agreement12 Jun 09 -- About 2,200 registered nurses working in 151 Ontario nursing homes have ratified a new collective agreement.More »
• Injured Workers' Day 200929 May 09 -- June 1, 2009 is Injured Workers' Day. It is a day on which we remember all workers who died, were injured or made ill on the job. Show your support and rally for a brighter future on June 1 at 11 a.m. at Queen's Park.More »
• "Good Jobs for All" Rally and March28 May 09 -- The Canadian Labour Congress is holding a "Good Jobs for All" rally and march in Toronto on Saturday, June 13, 2009.More »
• Upcoming ONA PCM, Human Rights & Equity Caucus, and Education Day - November 200926 May 09 -- An announcement regarding these events being held in Toronto at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. More »
• Study: Investigating the Health Effects of Double Duty Caregiving19 May 09 -- The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario is conducting a national study to determine the effects of double duty caregiving on female and male RNs caring for elderly relatives.More »
• H1N1 Flu Pandemic Update19 Jun 09 -- Important information has been released on an H1N1 study, availability of respirators, hospital directives, and public health units' resistance to protection programs.More »
• Happy Nursing Week to All ONA Members – May 11-17, 200912 May 09 -- ONA's 54,000 registered nurses, registered practical nurses and allied health professionals, and 10,000 nursing students, are celebrating Nursing Week, May 11-17, 2009.More »
• CFNU Policy Directive8 May 09 -- The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) has released a policy directive regarding the H1N1 outbreak and personal protective equipment. Read on for more information.More »
• Happy National Medical Laboratory Week!21 Apr 09 -- From April 19 to 25, ONA’s medical laboratory professionals join with their colleagues to celebrate National Medical Laboratory Week.More »
• Ministry of Labour April Safety Blitz2 Apr 09 -- Throughout April, Ontario will focus on hazards involving musculoskeletal disorders in its continuing efforts to reduce workplace injuries. The workplace safety blitz will target workplaces in the construction, health care, industrial and mining sectors. More »
• 2009 Leadership Development Program: Applications Due Soon!16 Mar 09 -- Applications for the 2009 Leadership Development Program are due on April 30, 2009. The Leadership Development Program is designed to enhance the leadership skills of women from ONA’s designated groups that have traditionally been under-represented in leadership roles.More »
• Cutting Nurses, Cutting Care – Take Action Now!16 Mar 09 -- The “Cutting Nurses, Cutting Care” campaign is well underway, but with the provincial budget less than two weeks away, we need your support now more than ever. Visit the campaign website to learn more and to take action against cuts to nursing care hours that threaten patient care. www.cuttingnursescuttingcare.ca More »
• ONA Members March on Queen’s Park6 Mar 09 -- Yesterday, more than 100 registered nurses, allied health professionals and nursing students, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association, marched on Queen’s Park to protest the gutting of RN positions and more than one million hours per year of patient care.More »
• Celebrate International Women’s Day!6 Mar 09 -- March 8 marks International Women's Day (IWD), a day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.More »
• Cutting Nurses, Cutting Care Campaign Kicks Into High Gear23 Feb 09 -- The Ontario Nurses’ Association has launched the next phase of its Cutting Nurses, Cutting Care campaign. Television ads will begin airing today across Ontario.More »
• ONA Bursaries17 Feb 09 -- Applications for ONA bursaries are due March 1, 2009.More »
• RSI Awareness Day 200911 Feb 09 -- February 28, 2009 marks the tenth annual International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day dedicated to RSI education and prevention. More »
• Cutting Nurses, Cutting Care10 Feb 09 -- The Ontario Nurses’ Association has launched a new ad campaign to save patient care.More »
• February is Black History Month3 Feb 09 -- ONA joins with our friends and allies throughout North America in celebrating Black History Month.More »
• 2009 Leadership Development Program3 Feb 09 -- In the fall of 2009, ONA is offering a Leadership Development Program specifically designed to enhance the leadership skills of women from ONA's designated groups that have traditionally been under-represented in leadership roles. More »
• Hospital Sector – Student Supervision Premium23 Jan 09 -- The Ontario Nurses' Association has prepared a question and answer document to inform members of their rights regarding the student supervision premium, Hospital Sector article 9.08(a). More »
• ONA Going to Arbitration to Halt Toronto East General RN Layoffs20 Jan 09 -- The Ontario Nurses' Association is going to arbitration this week to try to stop the layoffs of registered nurses at Toronto East General Hospital.More »
• Another Successful Biennial Convention!25 Nov 08 -- The Ontario Nurses’ Association wrapped up another successful Biennial Convention, education day and Human Rights and Equity Caucus for ONA members across Ontario.More »
• Biennial Convention – November 18 - 20, 200818 Nov 08 -- The Ontario Nurses’ Association’s Biennial Convention will be held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel from November 18 to 20, 2008. The Human Rights and Equity Caucus will take place on November 17, 2008. ONA members please log on for more information and to register for the Convention and the Human Rights and Equity Caucus.More »
• Televote 2008: Voting Results7 Nov 08 -- The results are in for this year’s televote for the five ONA regional Vice-Presidents.More »
• Happy MRT(T) Week!4 Nov 08 -- From November 2 to 8, ONA’s Medical Radiation Technologists-Radiation Therapists – MRT(T) – join with their colleagues in cancer treatment across Canada to celebrate national MRT(T) Week.More »
• Televote 2008: Voting for ONA VPs! 21 Oct 08 -- This year's televote for the five ONA regional Vice-Presidents is underway. ONA members please log on for more information.More »
• Justice Adams sets Mediation Dates for CCAC Class Action17 Oct 08 -- The Honourable Justice George Adams has set April 30, May 25 and 26, 2009, for the mediation effort aimed at settling the CCAC class action. More »
• Federal Election 2008 - Time for ONA Members to Mobilize!12 Sept 08 -- The Federal Election is set for October 14, 2008. It's time for 54,000 ONA members to mobilize! This election is important for our health and the health of our public medicare system. Medicare is under attack and it's up to us to be strong advocates for public healthcare. More »
• Televote 2008: Get Ready to Vote for ONA VPs!14 Aug 08 -- This year's televote for the five ONA regional Vice-Presidents takes place this fall. ONA members please log on for more information.More »
• St. Joseph's Healthcare Slashing RN Positions29 Jul 08 -- St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, is slashing nine full-time registered nurse positions, saying they are surplus." This is the latest cut of RN positions in Ontario, a move that makes no sense "in view of the severe nursing shortage and threats to quality patient care," says ONA President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN. The cuts will come from many different programs, including geriatrics, for a reduction of almost 7,300 hours of nursing care annually for frail elderly patients.More »
• ONA Agrees to Mediation to Settle CCAC Class Action Lawsuit18 Jul 08 -- ONA legal counsel was recently approached by provincial government lawyers to enter into a joint mediation process in an effort to settle the class action lawsuits, initiated on behalf of our members working for CCACs and by OPSEU on behalf of its CCAC members.More »
• ONA Challenges Rouge Valley Lay-Offs25 Jun 08 -- ONA has filed an application for judicial review of the decision to close Rouge Valley Health System's in-patient mental health facilities.More »
• ONA Disappointed with Sharkey Report18 Jun 08 -- Sharkey Review has failed to recommend a minimum standard of nursing and personal care for residents and failed to ensure an adequate number of RNs are present for seniors.More »
• Injured Workers Day28 May 08 -- Injured Workers’ Day, June 1, is a day on which we remember all workers who died, were injured or made ill on the job.More »
• 1,000 rally to save mental health beds at Ajax-Pickering Hospital22 May 08 -- Thank you to the 1,000 who attended the rally held on May 3 to stop the transfer of the Mental Health beds to Centenary hospital.More »
• ONA grows again15 May 08 -- ONA welcomes our newest members in Toronto.More »
• 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.

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• 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 »
• 2007 Ontario Speech from the Throne3 Dec 07 -- ONA's response to the Speech from the Throne.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 »
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  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 »
• ONA Past President Passes Away20 Jul 07 -- Nurses Join in Mourning of Lois Fairley, RNMore »
• 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 »
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  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 »
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  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 »
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  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 »
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  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 »