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ONA serves province, advancing Charter fight for nurses’ bargaining rights

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is taking a major step to challenge legislation that denies nurses and health-care ...
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Ontario Health atHome members – Help us set demands for bargaining!

Our Ontario Health atHome (OHaH) provincial bargaining starts later this fall. Thanks to the incredible uptake in our bargaining survey, we’re ready to present what have been identified as key demands ...
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September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It is a time to recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools caused to Indigenous families and ...
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Mental Health Awareness Week, Oct. 5 to 11 and World Mental Health Day, Oct. 10

Mental Health Awareness Week (October 5-11) is a time to raise awareness and educate the public about the reality of mental illness. This week coincides with World Mental Health Day on October 10.
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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 ...
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Brant Community Healthcare System

Help reverse the RN cuts at Brant Community Healthcare System. Registered nurses are raising concerns about 21 registered nurse (RN) position cuts at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS). Multiple ...
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Joint Statement: Workers Ask the Premier to Base Public Policy on Evidence and Continue Saving Lives

The following is a joint statement from SEIU Healthcare, CUPE Local 79, CUPE Ontario, OPSEU/SEFPO, ONA, and UFCW Locals 175 & 633. Every Ontarian deserves low-barrier access to mental health and ...
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Bill 60 is a train wreck that derails public health care and access to high quality patient care

TORONTO, ON – The passage of Bill 60 by the Ford government continues toward a dangerous path of province-wide health-care privatization that will further erode patient care, says ONA Provincial ...
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ONA calls for ceasefire and restored access to aid and health care in Gaza

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is renewing its call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the urgent restoration of access to humanitarian aid and health care. The call comes as the ongoing catastrophic ...
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Member Guide: Your Guide to Local Action

Local action is extremely effective. ONA members have proven that time and time again. This handy guide contains eight proven strategies to empower your local actions. Learn how to raise awareness, ...
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Ford’s plan to expand private clinics in Ontario will cost patients dearly, risk lives and significantly worsen staffing shortages, healthcare unions say

Toronto, ON, January 16, 2023 – Five major Ontario healthcare unions are calling on the Ford government to not move forward with its plan to siphon provincial funding from public hospital care and ...
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Cutting 288 Registered Nurses at London Health Sciences Centre Will Devastate Acute Care and Increase Wait Times, say Nurses

LONDON, ON, March 31, 2026 – Ontario Nurses’ Association members at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) are sounding the alarm after their employer announced cuts to 288 registered nurses (RNs) ...