At the heart of any union is the core business of representing its members at the bargaining table.
In this section, you will find information about ONA member collective agreements and provincial bargaining updates for hospitals, nursing homes and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). You can find your Local collective agreement on our Find Your Contract page.
Updates
September 16, 2024
Memo: “Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team (HPNT) Update” (September 16, 2024)
April 17, 2024
Memo: “Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team (HPNT) Update” (April 17, 2024)
Hospital Members – Vote on Bargaining Demands
On Wednesday, November 6, we will host two webinars for hospital members where you can vote on your bargaining demands. Register before November 1st!
Learn more: Hospital Members – Vote on Bargaining Demands
Hospital members – Help us set demands for bargaining!
A recording from the demand setting meetings is available in the Access ONA Resource Centre. You must be logged in to Access ONA to view the recording.
Learn more: Hospital members – Help us set demands for bargaining!
2025 Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team (HPNT)
Elections for the 2025 Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team have ended. We congratulate the successful candidates, as well as all the other candidates for their interest and involvement in this election.
Learn more: Election Results: Hospital Provincial Negotiating Team
Hospital Decision 2023
Arbitrator Kaplan has released his decision for the 2023 hospital sector bargaining that affects about 60,000 ONA hospital members. Arbitrator Kaplan’s decision is a two-year contract that spans from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025.
ONA Arbitration Brief and Reply – Hospital Central Bargaining May 2-3, 2023
Bill 124 Reopener Information
Hospital Sector Meeting Documents (Bill 124 Reopener) – April 27, 2023
Hospital Sector Meeting Documents (Bill 124 Reopener) – April 4, 2023
2024 Nursing Homes Decision
Arbitrator Sheri Price has released her decision for the 2024 nursing homes sector bargaining. Arbitrator Price’s decision is a two-year contract that spans from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.
ONA Mediation-Arbitration Brief – Nursing Homes Provincial Bargaining May 1-2, 2024
Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals represented by the Ontario Nurses’ Association participated in conciliation with 208 participating nursing homes on April 30, 2024, to negotiate a new collective agreement covering the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026. The parties were largely unsuccessful in resolving the matters in dispute between them.
Mediation-arbitration was held on May 1-2, 2024, before Arbitrator Sheri Price.
ONA prioritized the issues important to its members: compensation and staffing ratios. The central theme of ONA’s year-long campaign is: “Care, Not Profit.” The issues presented at arbitration were discussed, debated and ultimately voted on by the membership and are responsive to the crisis in Long-Term Care.
Find a copy of the Union’s brief in the Access ONA Resource Centre. You must be logged in to view it.
ONA awaits Arbitrator Price’s decision, expected within 30 days from the date of the hearing.
Updates
April 18, 2024
Memo: “Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team (NHPNT) Update” (April 18, 2024)
January 26, 2024
Memo: “Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team (NHPNT) Update” (January 26, 2024)
Nursing Homes Members – Vote on Bargaining Demands
On Thursday, March 7, we held two meetings for participating nursing homes members to give you the opportunity to vote on your demands in preparation for this round of negotiations.
Members who attended voted 100 per cent in favour of presenting the in-going proposal package to employers. This means that ONA will move this proposal package forward and present it to your employers when we head to nursing homes provincial bargaining next month.
The package is housed in the Access ONA Resource Centre. You must be logged in to view it. The package is confidential, so please do not share or download it.
Learn more: Nursing Homes Members – Vote on Bargaining Demands
Nursing homes members – Help us set demands for bargaining!
Recordings of the demand setting meetings are now available in the Access ONA Resource Centre. You must be logged in to Access ONA to view the recording.
Learn more: Nursing homes members – Help us set demands for bargaining!
2024 Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team (NHPNT)
Elections for the 2024 Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team have ended.
There were two positions (Regions 1 and 3) for which nominations were not received prior to the deadline. In accordance with our policy, nominations will be taken from Regions 1 and 3 at their Area Coordinators Meeting (ACC) in October and an election will be held with the voting delegates in attendance.
Learn more: Election Results: Nursing Homes Provincial Negotiating Team
Updates
October 24, 2024
Memo: “Victorian Order of Nurses Provincial Negotiating Team (VONPNT) Update” (October 24, 2024)
2024 Elections – Victorian Order of Nurses Provincial Negotiating Team (VONPNT)
Nominations for the Victorian Order of Nurses Provincial Negotiating Team are closed.
Two candidates were acclaimed and there were three positions (Regions 2, 4 and 5) for which nominations were not received prior to the deadline. In accordance with our policy, nominations will be taken from Regions 2 and 5 at the June Provincial Coordinators Meeting (PCM) and from Region 4 at their Area Coordinators Meeting (ACC) in May, and an election will be held with the voting delegates in attendance.
Learn more: Elections: Victorian Order of Nurses Provincial Negotiating Team
VON Meeting Regarding Consent to Alter Compensation – March 19, 2024
All members working at Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), are invited to a meeting on March 19, from 6-7 p.m., where we will outline compensation improvements for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and registered practical nurses.
These improvements will be made through an agreement with the employer, following an increase in funding provided by the provincial government.
You will have the opportunity to hear details of these compensation improvements, ask questions and share your feedback.
A link to attend the meeting has been sent out to all VON members via email. If you have not received the link, please contact your Bargaining Unit President.
The presentation from this meeting is now available in the Access ONA Resource Centre. You must be logged in to Access ONA to view the recording.
Victorian Order of Nurses Decision 2023
Arbitrator Stout has released his decision for the 2023 Victorian Order of Nurses collective agreement that affects about 200 ONA members.
Updates
August 2, 2023
Your ONA Board and staff team have confirmed that 10 HCCSS branches will be heading to conciliation on November 15 and 16. Conciliation will be held in Toronto, face-to-face between your elected bargaining team and your employer representatives.
Conciliation is a process where your union and employer representatives, with the assistance of a mediator specialist from the Ministry of Labour, try to resolve the issues and come to a negotiated tentative agreement.
Your Bargaining Unit President will schedule meetings with HCCSS members during the week of November 20 after conciliation. These meetings will be an opportunity to provide updates and determine next steps if an agreement is not reached.
