Dr. Joan Almost from Queen's University School of Nursing invites you to participate in a research study examining the rising trend of private nursing agencies across Canada.
Make your voice heard by completing a 10-minute online survey!
More about the study at ow.ly/6uj350QAEfX

Today over 150 of ONA RNs, NPs, RPNs, PSWs, guest attendants & allies took to the phones to demand for-profit nursing home CEOs invest in #CareNotProfit by prioritizing staff-to-resident ratios! It’s the only way to ensure residents get the safe, timely care they deserve NOW.

This week ONA members are meeting in Niagara Falls for our first 2024 Leadership Summit. To see more photos from the first day of the event, check out the full event album here:
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You told us that you wanted more transparency and involvement with the provincial bargaining process, so we're taking a whole new approach to hospital provincial bargaining. But it'll only work if you join a demand-setting meeting in your region!
Register: ona.org/news-posts/hos…

Are you interested in building and sustaining a network for ONA retirees to stay connected with our union and our profession after retirement? Consider joining the ONA Retiree Network Advisory Team!

Learn more & submit your expression of interest here: ona.org/eoi-retiree-ne…

ONA members are at the bargaining table with for-profit nursing homes employers, and they need your help! Join their phone zap to demand these employers put residents first by prioritizing staff-to-resident ratios! #CareNotProfit

Register at ona.org/nh-phonezap

“Ontarians should be very concerned about the health and safety of long-term care residents and those providing care.” - Erin Ariss, RN & ONA President

Read our full update on nursing homes bargaining: ona.org/news-posts/202…

#CareNotProfit #ONlab #ONpoli

This week we're celebrating medical laboratory professionals and pathologists as part of Medical Labratory Professionals Week! The hard work of these ONA members plays a vital role in health care and patient advocacy.

ONA members are at the bargaining table with for-profit nursing homes employers, and they need your help! Join their phone zap to demand these employers put residents first by prioritizing staff-to-resident ratios! #CareNotProfit

Register at ona.org/nh-phonezap

🚨New report: For-profit clinics expanded by Doug Ford charging patients $1000s in unlawful fees

A new report featuring evidence from >100 patients being charged up to $8k in user fees for access to care in Ontario’s private clinics.

Read full report⬇️
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In today's Toronto Star 👀

Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into 2024 the average woman must work to have earn what the average man did in 2023.

Today and every day, we stand up and fight back against anyone who tries to deny working women what they deserve #PayEquityNow

We're looking for ONA retirees who are keen to stay connected with our union and our profession after retirement as part of ONA's Retiree Network Advisory Team!

Learn more about the benefits of this team, and apply to join here: ona.org/eoi-retiree-ne…

.@Extendicare, Canada's largest LTC & home care provider, paid out $40,404,000 in dividends in 2023. Its homes also had a COVID death rate 81% higher than the industry average. Shouldn’t CEO Michael Guerriere know we need #CareNotProfit ? #ExtendiPROFIT ona.org/nh

#Budget2024 brings healthy wins including #pharmacare funding, a national school food program and housing initiatives but falls short on delivering fairness for nurses and patients. Read more: nursesunions.ca/budget-2024-br… #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #canlab

ONA members across Ontario demand Extendicare and other for-profit nursing homes prioritize #CareNotProfit . Staffing ratios are critical to resident care!
#FightLocal
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On #EqualPayDay it's important to remember that the pay gap is not just about gender, and the gap increases substantially when it intersects with other forms of discrimination.

You can help raise awareness by following Equal Pay Coalition and emailing your MPP: equalpaycoalition.org/mobilize-your-…

Today is #EqualPayDay . It symbolizes how far into the next year the average woman must work in order to have earned what the average man had earned in the previous year.

Learn more about this important day: ona.org/news-posts/equ…

And be sure to follow Equal Pay Coalition.

Despite rain last Friday, hundreds of RNs, NPs, RPNs, PSWs, guest attendants and community allies picketed at 38 for-profit nursing homes across Ontario. For-profit homes must prioritize staff-to-resident ratios! #CareNotProfit #FightLocal
Read more: thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/nurses-an…

ONA members are at the bargaining table with for-profit nursing homes employers, and they need your help! Join their phone zap to demand these employers put residents first by prioritizing staff-to-resident ratios! #CareNotProfit

Register at ona.org/nh-phonezap

Pickets today to Support ONA long-term care workers and the seniors they care for. #CareNOTprofit #staffingratios #equalpay Ontario Nurses' Association Justice for Workers ONA Local 111