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MARKHAM, ON, March 27, 2024 – To mark the start of Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) collective bargaining with 194 participating Ontario for-profit nursing homes, close to 200 nurses and health-care professionals held an early-morning picket outside Extendicare Canada’s corporate headquarters in Markham today.

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Ford’s budget promises cannot be trusted to improve care in the public system, says Ontario Nurses’ Association

TORONTO, ON, March 26, 2024 – The Ford government’s 2024 Ontario budget fails to commit to the province’s public health-care system in a meaningful way and lacks any details on how the health-care funds announced will be used, says the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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Register Now: 2024 Health and Safety Caucus

This year’s theme is “Preventing and Responding to Violence-Related Incidents in the Workplace.”

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Brantford Community Healthcare Registered Nurses Call for an Independent Review of Patient Safety

BRANTFORD, ON, March 18, 2024 – After repeatedly raising extremely serious concerns about patient safety and registered nurse (RN) staffing levels, RNs at Brantford Community Healthcare have called in an Independent Assessment Committee (IAC) to investigate issues in the hospital’s emergency department.

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Election Results: Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team

We congratulate the successful candidates, as well as all the other candidates for their interest and involvement in this election.

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March 20 is the International Day of La Francophonie

On this day we celebrate the French language and culture. We are also reminded to embrace the core values of peace, democracy and respect for human rights.

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Equal Pay Day 2024

It’s time to raise awareness and discuss solutions to narrow the gender wage gap in Ontario.

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March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

We stand against racism, racial discrimination and intolerance. We stand for unity, inclusion and respect for diversity.

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New Health Workforce Data Report Confirms Staffing Shortage is Worsening, Particularly in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

TORONTO, ON, February 29, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) says that data in a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) confirms that Ontario’s nursing shortage is worsening, especially in long-term care, and those headed to for-profit corporate nursing agencies is on the rise.

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