Ontario Nurses Association Local 67 Providence Care Hospital

02/25/2026

Three days in Ottawa fighting for public health care

02/25/2026

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02/25/2026

Over the past two decades, she has been intimately familiar with the long-festering staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. As a registered practical nurse (RPN), Angela has witnessed first-hand the decline in working conditions, characterized by high rates of injuries and workplace violence, poor...

02/25/2026

NEW: After months of bargaining and 41 days on the picket line, NYSNA nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract, ending the historic NYC nurse strike and returning all 15,000 striking nurses to work! Nurses across the city are excited about their new contracts—which protect nurse and patient safety—and are looking forward to seeing the patients they care for deeply.

Congratulations on your well-earned victory, NYP and New York City nurses! Learn more about the end to this historic strike via the link in the comments.

02/25/2026

“Home care nurses are treated like second class professionals,” says Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) member Lindsay.

“We make $10 to $20/hour less than nurses in hospitals. We service rural areas, drive on poorly maintained country roads in all weather conditions and often without cellular service. We don’t have an alert system in place or assistance to call for help. Working in isolation has left me feeling burnt out, stressed and often anxious. Most of my energy is consumed by work.”

In this story, VON members make it clear how they've been treated by their employers, and what they're fighting for in this round of bargaining:

https://onamag.org/fuel/provincial-campaigns/second-class-professionals/

02/19/2026

Yesterday ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, spoke at a Queen's Park media conference hosted by Ontario NDP. She called attention to recent Ontario’s independent Financial Accountability Office reporting warning of a $10.7 billion shortfall in health care funding by 2027-28 if the FordNation government continues on its current path of cuts and underfunding.

Health-care professionals in Ontario already work under unsafe and unmanageable conditions, where they are constantly understaffed and as a result, face violence in their workplaces every day. This projected shortfall in funding will mean still fewer funded hospital beds, and fewer nurses and health care professionals, even as Ontario's population is increasing.

Ontario’s health-care system cannot sustain any more cuts. More than 60% of Ontario hospitals had a deficit in 2025. Some hospitals were forced to take out loans, paying millions of dollars in interest to private banks. And last year, nearly 700 front-line ONA positions were cut, further weakening our public health-care system.

In her remarks, Erin made it clear that Doug Ford's cuts are putting patients and health-care workers at risk. And she is demanding that this government invest in public health care, close the $10.7 billion funding gap, and invest in the safe staffing ratios the province needs.

02/19/2026

“The Ontario government says they’re hiring thousands of new nurses, but I have yet to see that, especially in Northern Ontario. In fact, I’m seeing more nurses leave the profession than I’m seeing coming in.

It’s a slap in the face that male-dominated careers are being compensated more for the risks they face, while we are expected to face guns, knives and physical violence.”

It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
https://nursestalktruth.ca/

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02/15/2026

On behalf of the ONA Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce that health-care professionals at Ontario Health atHome have voted to be represented by ONA. This is an important professional victory, and we are proud that they have chosen a union that understands health care and is prepared to stand up to tough opponents.

Two years ago, the Ford government ordered the 14 Ontario Health atHome (OHaH) branches to be merged into a single entity under Ontario Health. At that time, workers across the province were represented by several different unions. The Ontario Labour Relations Board subsequently ruled that the more than 8,000 workers would be divided into two bargaining units: a “professional” bargaining unit representing about 6,000 workers and a “clerical/support” bargaining unit representing about 2,000 workers. In the vote for the professional bargaining unit, ONA won the support of health-care professionals.

“We are incredibly proud and thrilled to have earned the trust and support of thousands of Ontario Health atHome health-care professionals,” said Erin Ariss, ONA Provincial President. “OHaH staff were clear about what they wanted: a union with a proven record of winning strong wages, delivering results at the bargaining table, and showing up in workplaces to fight for members.”

To read the full media release please visit the link below: https://ona.org/news/20260213-ohah-healthcare-vote/