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Grey Bruce Hospice Nurses and Health-Care Professionals Vote to Join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

OWEN SOUND, ON, November 6, 2026 – Registered nurses, registered practical nurses and personal support workers from Grey Bruce Hospice have overwhelmingly voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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Media Releases News Articles Bargaining Provincial Campaigns

Nurses Protest at Extendicare Shareholders Meeting, Demanding “Care, Not Profit” and Respectful New Contract

TORONTO, ON, April 16, 2026 – Today, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) staged a protest at Extendicare’s Annual Shareholders Meeting in Toronto to demand the nursing homes chain put better resident care before increased profit. At this meeting, shareholders voted to elect new board members and appoint a new board chair who has a background in private equity and real estate, not front-line care. This makes nurses and health-care professionals question the priorities of Extendicare’s board – resident care or more profits.

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VON members – Bargaining update meeting

Join us on Thursday, May 21 for important updates and next steps.

Media Releases News Articles Bargaining Provincial Campaigns

ONA Demands Resident Care, Not Profit at Ontario Long Term Care Association Annual General Meeting

TORONTO, ON, March 23, 2026 – Today, dozens of nurses and health-care professionals, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), staged a protest at the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) Annual General Meeting in Toronto. In April, more than 4,400 ONA nursing homes members will negotiate a new collective agreement with their employers. They are demanding an end to corporate profits and a reinvestment of monies into staffing ratios, fair wages and better resident care.

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Employers are Cutting Nurse Positions Across Ontario Health-Care System; More than 700 positions cut since January 2025, leaving patients with less care

Toronto, ON, March 18, 2026 – A tidal wave of employer cutbacks has wiped out more than 700 front-line nurse and health-care worker positions since January 2025, leaving patients, residents and clients with less care and longer waits for treatment.

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ONA Pickets Outside Southbridge Headquarters to Demand More Staff and Better Resident Care

CAMBRIDGE, ON, March 11, 2026 – More than 200 nurses and health-care professionals held an early-morning picket today outside Southbridge Canada’s corporate headquarters in Cambridge, marking the start of provincial bargaining between the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and more than 190 for-profit nursing homes across Ontario.

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ONA Wins Vote to Represent Ontario Health atHome Health-Care Professionals

TORONTO, ON, February 13, 2026 – Thousands of health-care professionals working at Ontario Health atHome have voted to be represented by the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), confirming ONA as the best choice to advocate for their interests.

Media Releases News Articles Bargaining Provincial Campaigns

No Excuse for VON Not to Pay Fair for Home Care, Says Ontario Nurses’ Association as Province Provides $1 Billion in Extra Funding

TORONTO, ON, November 12, 2025 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is returning to the bargaining table with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) tomorrow and says it expects VON to come to the table ready to pay fair for home care.

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Hundreds of Nurses, Health-Care Professionals Hold Vigil for Violence Survivors

TORONTO, ON, November 4, 2025 – Hundreds of nurses and health-care professionals from across the province are holding a vigil at the Nathan Phillips Square to commemorate and honour the lives of those impacted by violence. They are pushing for the implementation of safe staffing levels to help protect health-care workers, as part of a new campaign.

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Ontario Nurses Call “Code Black and Blue” on Workplace Violence in New Ad Campaign

TORONTO, ON, October 20, 2025 – Citing the failure of health-care employers and the Ford government to take effective action to protect nurses and health-care professionals from workplace violence, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) has launched a new, comprehensive ad campaign.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Calls on Victorian Order of Nurses to Pay Fair for Home Care Ahead of Bargaining

TORONTO, ON, September 8, 2025 – Armed with new statistics showing staggering rates of workplace violence against registered nurses (RNs) employed by the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) held a media conference today with the Official Opposition to call for fair pay and better funding for home care.

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