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ONA has been tracking the cuts to registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners and health-care professionals from Ontario health-care facilities, and we're sounding the alarm on a tsunami of new cuts!

Watch the full video here: https://sprout.link/ontario.nurses/

#onpoli #onlab #fightlocal
July 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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“In order to have safe patient care you have to have safe working environments, and safe patient ratios.”

It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.

Take action: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onpoli #onhealth #fightlocal
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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✅ 100+ signatures
✅ 100+ insightful conversations
👉 One message to
@fordnation

@ontarionurses.bsky.social & #ONA80
CALL:
Stop privatization❗️
Legislate safe nurse-to-patient ratios❗️
Safe nurse-to-patient ratios = Safe patient care
#Onpoli
#ONHealth
#FIGHTLOCAL
July 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth it?

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

#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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ONA is taking a major step to challenge legislation that denies nurses and health-care professionals working in hospitals & long-term care meaningful collective bargaining rights and the ability to strike. #onpoli #onlab #fightlocal

More: https://ona.org/news/20260901-hldaa-notice-of-application/
September 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“ It’s day after day that you’re dealing with violence, so you really start to ask yourself the question – is this worth it?”

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

#FightLocal #ONhealth #ONlab #ONpoli
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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In their 30 years of nursing experience, this member has never seen their long-term care home so short staffed, and there's no help coming from management!

Read their vent: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/suffering/

Submit your own: https://onamag.org/contact/
#onhealth #onlab #fightlocal
August 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ontarionurses.bsky.social
ONA has announced an historic constitutional challenge to strike down a 1965 law that strips nurses of fundamental rights to meaningful collective bargaining, including the right to strike.

Read the media release: https://ona.org/news/20260511-hldaa-charter-challenge/

#onlab #onpoli #fightlocal
May 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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40+ primary care workers & ONA members have ratified a 1st collective agreement w employer the North York Family Health Team. After a 13-week strike, the collective agreement was ratified by 84% of members.

Full release: https://ona.org/news/20260113-nyfht-ratifies/
#onlab #fightlocal #onhealth
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Today, we are heading to court to challenge the most recent provincial participating hospital arbitration decision that failed to address members’ top demand for safe nurse staffing ratios.

#onpoli #onlab #fightlocal
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May 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Since Feb 2026, ONA members have submitted 8,540 petition signatures to the Ontario Legislative Assembly, calling on Ford to mandate safe staffing ratios.

We finally got his response.

Demand safe staffing ratios: https://ona.org/campaign/health-care-for-all/#action

#onpoli #onlab #fightlocal
July 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Citing the failure of health-care employers & the Ford government to take effective action to protect nurses & health-care professionals from workplace violence, ONA is calling a ‘Code Black and Blue’ in a new ad campaign.

Learn more on the microsite: https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#fightlocal #onpoli
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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ONA member and street nurse Hannah Stahl has been fighting for supervised consumption sites since the Ford government announced in 2024 that many would close this year.

Read more about why this fight is deeply personal for her: https://sprout.link/ontario.nurses/

#onpoli #onhealth #FightLocal
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Media coverage of ONA's historic constitutional challenge to the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA) continues to roll in.

Learn more about the challenge and watch the full media conference on our website : https://ona.org/campaign/hldaa/

#onlab #StrikedownHLDAA #FightLocal
May 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Here's a short clip of ONA President Erin Ariss, RN, kicking off Nursing Week in the #FightLocal spirit by launching our constitutional challenge to the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA).

Watch the full video: https://ona.org/campaign/hldaa/
#onlab #onpoli
May 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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(11/11) ONA members will be closely reviewing the decision in the coming days and carefully considering next steps.

Ariss notes, “We are more organized than ever before, and we’re not backing down.”

Read the full release: ona.org/news/2025090...
#onlab #onhealth #FightLocal
Ontario Nurses’ Association condemns hospital arbitration decision as a betrayal of 60,000 nurses and meaningful collective bargaining • Ontario Nurses' Association
TORONTO, ON, September 3, 2025 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) condemns the arbitration decision released today, setting the terms of a new two-year contract between the Ontario Hospital Assoc...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Happy Labour Day to all workers and @ontarionurses.bsky.social

We thank generations of workers who organized, stood together and fought for the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. We honour their legacy, fighting for a better future for all workers.

#LabourDay
#Solidarity
#FIGHTLOCAL
September 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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(11/11) The Charter challenge will proceed to a court hearing, which will soon be scheduled, where ONA will present evidence supporting its application. Affidavits from Ariss, front-line ONA members and expert witnesses will be filed as evidence.

#onpoli #onlab #fightlocal
September 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Join the ONA nursing homes members this Thursday, June 4, as they turn up the pressure on CEOs & the Ford Conservatives ahead of their next phase of contract negotiations!

Support your nearest info picket: https://ona.org/campaign/nursing-homes-bargaining/

#CareNotProfit #onlab #fightlocal
June 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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A key part of ONA's F-Word digital magazine is you sharing your stories of your solidarity in action.

Today an ONA member shares how local leaders are trying to #fightlocal to improve working conditions, but they can't do it alone!

Their story: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/fight-fight-fight/
April 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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📣 Exciting time as we celebrate #NursingWeek2026 and recognize the hard work on the front lines, professional achievements, and fierce advocacy for patient safety by nurses and healthcare professionals across Ontario and Canada.

#NursingWeekONA #FIGHTLOCAL
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May 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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This February, ONA80 celebrates the leadership and achievements of our Black colleagues and friends.
During Black History / Black Futures Month, we recognize the past, present, and future—the stories and voices that shape the futures.
#BlackHistoryMonth2026
#FIGHTLOCAL
February 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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📣 Happy Respiratory Therapy Week‼️
Thank you to our incredible RTs in hospitals and the community
You care for the sickest in the most critical moments—your professionalism make a real difference in patients health and safety
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#RespiratoryTherapistWeek
#FIGHTLOCAL
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The Vermont Irregulars are the 'Green Mountain Boys'.
The Gulf Coast hosts the 'Cajun Navy'
New London county, CT is home to the 'Swamp Yankees'.

If your part of the country had to raise an irregular force, what would it be called?
#localPride #resist #fightLocal
March 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Exploitation hasn’t stopped no matter what some would have us believe. We can’t look away, yet media is less trustworthy than ever. But locally, w/the people & communities close to home, there is power. One person can notice & join w/others. Proof & therefore, hope exists. #FightLocal #NewBedford
How New Bedford Residents Took on a Waste Transfer Station — and Won
After six years of organizing, New Bedford neighbors defeated a proposed waste transfer station and showed what persistence, trust, and community power can achieve.
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June 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM