Ontario Nurses' Association

Want to take one of our fall courses? Check out our options here: www.ona.org/workshop-calendar #ONA #ContinuingEducation

ONA strongly supports the findings of Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk’s report on the provincial response to COVID-19 and urges immediate changes be implemented. ONA President Vicki McKenna, RN says, The report released today is perceptive and on-target. As the union representing more than 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, ONA has tried to provide our expertise and experience to decision makers before, during and throughout the pandemic with varying degrees of success." More: https://www.ona.org/news-posts/ona-supports-audit/

Support from the federal level!

Tick tock! Our bargaining survey closes in less than two weeks. PLEASE have your say and tell us what you want to see in your next contract! We want to reach 10,000 participants, and we are *almost* there. Please spread the news, and complete the survey today. www.ona.org/haveyoursay

Looking to upgrade your skills? Check out our calendar for courses and workshops. They're free for ONA members and nursing students! www.ona.org/workshop-calendar

ONA Local 7 in the news! #WhereAreTheNurses? https://www.simcoereformer.ca//public-health-nurses-hold-p

"Every employer right across this province has an obligation to keep workplaces safe. (Violence) is not part of your job, it has never been part of your job, and we do not accept that this is just the way it is. That is not OK, McKenna said. If we don’t stand together .. and work together nothing will change. You have to speak up when there are violent situations. https://www.newmarkettoday.ca//enough-is-enough-southlake-

Join Us for a Virtual Day of Action on December 2 at 3:30 to protect long-term care!

It's National Respiratory Therapy Week! Respiratory therapists are a vital part of the front-line care team in many areas including intensive care units, emergency departments, operating rooms, neonatal nurseries, outpatient clinics and home care. This year, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario's respiratory therapists have been working tirelessly to keep Ontarians safe from the novel coronavirus. They have been an absolutely vital part of the front-line care team working against COVID-19. Learn more: https://www.ona.org/news-posts/rt-week/ #nationalrtweek (photo taken before COVID-19)

Protect Long-Term Care Now! Join us for a Virtual Day of Action on Wednesday, December 2 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm for a Phone and Email Zap. Register here: https://bit.ly/2UUnpWD Please share your message about LTC on social media! Visit www.ona.org/day-of-action for more information. #MoreRNsNow #QualityJobsQualityCare #ProfitOutLTC

We say enough is enough! #NotPartoftheJob

We are at Southlake Regional Health Centre to tell everyone that workplace violence must stop, and it must stop NOW! #NotPartOfTheJob

Rally Today at 3:30! Join us at Southlake Regional Health Centre to demand action to prevent workplace violence! #NotPartOfTheJob

Have YOU had YOUR say about what you want to see in your next contract? HAVE YOUR SAY TODAY! Visit www.ona.org/haveyoursay now and complete the survey. Prizes can be won!!!! #TellONA Survey closes next month, so don't delay!

RALLY ON MONDAY at 3:30! We have had enough! The workplace violence MUST STOP NOW. Join ONA Board and front-line members, and our sisters and brothers from SEIU Healthcare, at a major rally at Southlake on Monday, October 26 at 3:30 p.m.... What: Rally Against Workplace Violence When: Monday, October 26 Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: In front of Southlake Regional Hospital, 596 Davis Dr, Newmarket ONA members will be on hand with flags and please bring handmade signs. Stop Workplace Violence NOW! #NotPartOfTheJob Bring a mask and be aware of social distancing.

On October 23, Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission released interim recommendations. ONA is supportive of these interim recommendations, and we look forward to the final report and quick action by the government. Visit www.ona.org/commission to see ONA’s recommendations, plus our presentation to the Commission.

ONA launched its Ontario-wide Still Fighting advertising campaign, featuring radio, TV, and social media ads that draw attention to some of the pressing issues nurses and health-care professionals are dealing with in this pivotal time of COVID-19.

"I lose sleep at night thinking about Southlake. I don’t know what it’s going to take, Vicki McKenna said, referring to ongoing warnings and attempts to resolve the problem at the Newmarket-based regional health centre most recently, nine charges brought against it by the Ministry of Labour. #NotPartOfTheJob https://t.co/5ETJVD1cbM

"It should be ongoing checks and balances, we shouldn't have to wait for something to happen for us to act, and that's what we're asking this employer," said McKenna. "Just to say 'you know what it happened, let's deal with that' but also 'if anything like that ever happens again that staff have the resources available to protect themselves and families.'" #NotPartOfTheJob