Ontario Nurses' Association

Founded in 1973, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) is the trade union that represents 60,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals working in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, community agencies and industry throughout the province of Ontario. ONA has more than 14,000 nursing student affiliates; all members of the Canadian Nursing Students' Association who study in the province.

ONA

Full name	Ontario Nurses' Association
Founded	1973
Members	65,000
Affiliation	CFNU, CLC, OFL
Key people	Vicki McKenna, RN, President Cathryn Hoy, RN, First Vice-President
Office location	Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Website	www.ona.org

ONA is a member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses' Union (CFNU), and thereby affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). ONA is also a member of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).

ONA's head office is located in Toronto, Ontario. Regional Offices are located in Hamilton, Kingston, London, Orillia, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, and Windsor.

2019 strike and contract negotiations

On March 7, 2019, members of the ONA voted unanimously to strike due to the fact that the proposed Windsor-Essex County Health Unit proposed only a 1% raise.[1] Following several weeks of negotiations, the union won an annual 1.5% pay raise for three years, for a total of 4.5%. In addition to the wage gains, the union won increased family medical leave and a provision to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.[2]

References

1. "Windsor-Essex public health nurses 'overwhelmingly' vote to strike at midnight". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
2. Highlights of Achievements during ONA’s negotiations on behalf of our Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Members (PDF) (Report). Ontario Nurses’ Association. Retrieved June 1, 2019.