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Strike Affecting WSIB Services

Due to a strike by WSIB workers that started Thursday, May 22, the WSIB will be supporting only urgent issues such as fatalities, serious injuries, injured workers with accepted claims who are off work with no pay and those who require access to healthcare benefits.

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Strike Affecting WSIB Services

Due to a strike by WSIB workers that started Thursday, May 22, the WSIB will be supporting only urgent issues such as fatalities, serious injuries, injured workers with accepted claims who are off work with no pay and those who require access to healthcare benefits.

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Call for Nominations: Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team

We are now accepting nominations for the Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team (NHPNT). This page will give you all the information you need to prepare your candidate submission.

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Ford’s Budget Fails Nurses, Public Health Care Again, Pushing Privatization as Ontarians Suffer

TORONTO, ON., May 15, 2025 – The Ford government’s 2025 budget is a complete flatline for nurses, health-care professionals and Ontario’s public health-care system, says the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA). Instead, the budget continues to cut revenue needed by the provincial coffers, funnel scant health-care dollars to private corporations and for-profit providers while starving the public system of much-needed funding and initiatives to solve the nursing shortage.

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Celebrating Pride with ONA

Pride is a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Two-Spirit culture. It is an annual opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for human rights and combat discrimination.

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June 1st is Injured Workers’ Day

We join with labour and social justice organizations from across Ontario to recognize Injured Workers’ Day and stand up for those who have been injured or made ill as a result of their work.

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Billions of Tax Dollars Funnelled to For-Profit Nursing Agencies One More Example of Ford Government’s Push to Privatize Health Care

TORONTO, ON, May 12, 2025 – Reports from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives showing that Ontario hospitals spent $9 billion on nursing agencies in the past decade show the extent of privatization and the false economy that has resulted from underfunding the province’s publicly funded and delivered health-care system, says the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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For Long-Term Care Members – Have YOUR Say!

This survey is your opportunity to tell us your bargaining priorities as we plan for the next round of negotiations in long-term care slated for 2026.

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“Raising our voices. Speaking the truth.” Ontario Nurses’ Association marks Nursing Week by fighting for public health care and nursing ratios

TORONTO, ON, May 9, 2025 – From May 12 to 18, the 68,000 members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) will mark Nursing Week by doing what nurses do best – speaking the truth about the issues facing our health-care system and offering achievable solutions to improve our public health care for everyone.

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May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day!

It is a time to recognize and honour the essential care, support and empathy these dedicated workers give to some of the most vulnerable Ontarians.

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May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

We are proud to recognize and support the diversity of our members and staff, and to join in the fight against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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