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

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Media Statement: Changes to Hamilton Health Sciences operating room staffing

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) stands by its statements regarding the changes to Hamilton Health Sciences operating room staffing.

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Independent Expert Nursing Panel agrees with ONA that more could be done to retain, recruit RNs to Kingston Health Sciences Centre

December 8, 2022, KINGSTON, ON – An independent panel of nursing experts has made 64 recommendations to improve patient care in the Mental Health and Addiction Care Program (MHAP) at Kingston General Hospital, many of which Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members have been raising for several years.

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Don’t fix what isn’t broken: Nurses, communities, labour call for safe surgical care at Hamilton Health Sciences

HAMILTON, ON, December 7, 2022 – Leaders and members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) rallied alongside patients, community members and labour leaders today to call for Hamilton Health Sciences to staff up to start to clear surgical backlogs, and to provide an easy way for supporters to ramp up the pressure to save safe surgical nursing care.

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Health Minister Must Stop Denying Nurses are Quitting Amidst Staffing Crisis, says ONA

TORONTO, ON, December 1, 2022 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones is very wrong when she denies many nurses in Ontario are leaving their jobs and the nursing profession amidst a staffing crisis.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Celebrates Ontario Court Ruling that Bill 124 is Unconstitutional as a Win for Nurses and Public Sector Workers

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is joining with other public-sector labour unions in Ontario in celebrating today’s Ontario Superior Court decision that rules Bill 124 as unconstitutional and contrary to s 2(d) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Announces Change in Leadership

TORONTO, ON, November 25, 2022 – After years of dedicated service, Cathryn Hoy, RN, President of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) has announced her resignation from the position of President.

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Premier Ford ‘pushing public system to collapse’: five largest health care unions join forces, make SOS appeal to save our public hospitals

TORONTO, ON – In a historic moment, Ontario’s five largest health care unions have joined forces, issuing an SOS appeal to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones: your plan is failing – take action and adopt our solutions to stabilize Ontario’s crashing health care system today.

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Ontario’s nurse staffing is falling further behind the rest of Canada, report shows

TORONTO, ON., November 17, 2022 – New statistics released today show that Ontario’s supply of registered nurses (RNs) has fallen further behind the national average than ever before.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Celebrates Unions’ Victory Against Gutting of Labour Rights

TORONTO, ON., November 7, 2022 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is joining the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and unions from across the province, to oppose Premier Doug Ford’s draconian attack on workers’ rights in Bill 28 and announce widespread protests over the coming week.

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Ontario Nurses’ Association Celebrates 50 Years of Advocacy

TORONTO, ON, October 19, 2022 – Beginning today, the union representing 68,000 registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses and health-care professionals will kick off a year-long countdown to its 50th anniversary on October 19, 2023.

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