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Nurses, Staff at Marigold Hospice Care Vote to Join ONA

NEWMARKET, ON, August 11, 2026 – Registered nurses (RNs), registered practical nurses (RPNs) and personal support workers (PSWs) providing care to patients of Marigold Hospice Care have voted to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and its 68,000 members as they fight for improved working conditions and better care for their patients.

2026 Labour Day

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.

Nurses at Brant Community Healthcare System Demand Reversal to Cuts, Urge Proper Staffing in Critical Care and Medication Clinic

BRANTFORD, ON, July 29, 2026 – Today, nurses at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) delivered a banner to two of the hospital’s senior executive for Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Camm, calling on the CEO to reverse 21 registered nurse (RN) position cuts and to maintain RN-only levels of care in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) and Medication Clinic (MC). The banner, which was signed by 89 per cent of nurses in the CCU, MC, Emergency Department (ED), Mental Health ED and Post-Anesthesia Acute Care Unit (PACU), emphasizes grave concerns about patient care and unsafe working conditions.

Retiree Network Meeting – September 11

Your Retiree Network Advisory Team (RNAT) will host the next network meeting on September 11, 2026. Register now!

Ontario Health atHome members – Let’s talk

Collective bargaining starts in late fall 2026. Join your regional forum in August to get involved and shape your bargaining campaign.

Emancipation Day 2026

On August 1, Canadians are invited to reflect, educate, and engage in the ongoing fight against intersectional forms of anti-Black racism and discrimination.

For Hospital 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 hospitals slated for 2027.

Election Results: Ontario Health atHome Provincial Negotiating Team

We thank all candidates for their commitment to ONA and allowing their name to stand.

Wave of Registered Nurse Cuts Announced Across Ontario – Cuts Endangering Patient Care, Ontario Nurses’ Association Warns

TORONTO, ON, July 8, 2026 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is tracking the latest round of cuts to registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners and health-care professionals from Ontario health-care facilities, sounding the alarm on a tsunami of new cuts from across the province, worsening working conditions and leaving patients in a number of communities with less care.

Unison Health and Community Services Nurses Vote to Join the Ontario Nurses’ Association

TORONTO, ON, July 3, 2026 – Registered nurses and registered practical nurses working to provide high-quality primary care to patients at Unison Health and Community Services have voted overwhelmingly to join the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA).

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