Ontario Nurses’ Association
@ontarionurses.bsky.social
We are 68,000 nurses & health-care professionals, & 18,000 nursing students. Stay in the Fight. And fight like a nurse.
General queries: onamail@ona.org #onlab
General queries: onamail@ona.org #onlab
“The violence, specifically from the patients – it’s not getting better. We just got used to it. It’s just expected – if we get punched in the face, we just have to take it and carry on."
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onhealth
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onhealth
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The violence, specifically from the patients – it’s not getting better. We just got used to it. It’s just expected – if we get punched in the face, we just have to take it and carry on."
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onhealth
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onhealth
Got time for a short survey to share your experiences, thoughts and vision for ONA? As thanks for your time, you’ll have the chance to win many prizes including custom ONA merch and even an iPhone 16.
Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Got time for a short survey to share your experiences, thoughts and vision for ONA? As thanks for your time, you’ll have the chance to win many prizes including custom ONA merch and even an iPhone 16.
Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
Share your voice today: https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
ONA's new Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care podcast is all about hearing stories about work and life from each other, through a lens of anti-racism & anti-oppression.
In our first episode, we meet Janet & hear about her experience working as a Black nurse in Ontario.
https://bit.ly/4nH9E8t
In our first episode, we meet Janet & hear about her experience working as a Black nurse in Ontario.
https://bit.ly/4nH9E8t
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ONA's new Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care podcast is all about hearing stories about work and life from each other, through a lens of anti-racism & anti-oppression.
In our first episode, we meet Janet & hear about her experience working as a Black nurse in Ontario.
https://bit.ly/4nH9E8t
In our first episode, we meet Janet & hear about her experience working as a Black nurse in Ontario.
https://bit.ly/4nH9E8t
Show your support for Ontario Health atHome workers! Tell the Ontario government to engage in meaningful dialogue to develop a modern, evidence-based workplace strategy that benefits both employees and the people of Ontario.
https://ona.org/campaign/ontario-health-athome/
https://ona.org/campaign/ontario-health-athome/
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Show your support for Ontario Health atHome workers! Tell the Ontario government to engage in meaningful dialogue to develop a modern, evidence-based workplace strategy that benefits both employees and the people of Ontario.
https://ona.org/campaign/ontario-health-athome/
https://ona.org/campaign/ontario-health-athome/
It's Nurse Practitioner Week! We'd like to recognize the exceptional care that Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide to communities across Ontario. Policy-makers need to harness the full potential of NPs to improve timely access to health care in our province. https://ona.org/news/np-week/
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's Nurse Practitioner Week! We'd like to recognize the exceptional care that Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide to communities across Ontario. Policy-makers need to harness the full potential of NPs to improve timely access to health care in our province. https://ona.org/news/np-week/
“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
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
“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
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
Take action: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
#onlab #onpoli #onhealth #fightlocal
That's a wrap on the #ONABiennial. A big thank you to all the ONA members who joined in person and online this week. You are ONA!
See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
That's a wrap on the #ONABiennial. A big thank you to all the ONA members who joined in person and online this week. You are ONA!
See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
Introducing Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care, a new three-part podcast from ONA. This podcast is all about hearing stories from one another, through a perspective of anti-racism and anti-oppression.
Hear the first sneak peek: https://onamag.org/fuse/rights/introducing-beyond-equity-podcast/
Hear the first sneak peek: https://onamag.org/fuse/rights/introducing-beyond-equity-podcast/
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Introducing Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care, a new three-part podcast from ONA. This podcast is all about hearing stories from one another, through a perspective of anti-racism and anti-oppression.
Hear the first sneak peek: https://onamag.org/fuse/rights/introducing-beyond-equity-podcast/
Hear the first sneak peek: https://onamag.org/fuse/rights/introducing-beyond-equity-podcast/
If you are studying nursing at a Canadian Nursing Students' Association chapter college or university in Ontario, we want to hear your perspectives on a critical area of health-care: primary care.
Please share your experiences in survey: https://ona.surveymonkey.com/r/primary-care-student-survey
Please share your experiences in survey: https://ona.surveymonkey.com/r/primary-care-student-survey
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you are studying nursing at a Canadian Nursing Students' Association chapter college or university in Ontario, we want to hear your perspectives on a critical area of health-care: primary care.
Please share your experiences in survey: https://ona.surveymonkey.com/r/primary-care-student-survey
Please share your experiences in survey: https://ona.surveymonkey.com/r/primary-care-student-survey
HAPPENING TODAY! Join the Community Picket at 12 p.m. to show your support for striking primary-care workers at North York Family Health Team! Let's get them a fair first contract! #onlab #onstrike
Full details: https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
Full details: https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
HAPPENING TODAY! Join the Community Picket at 12 p.m. to show your support for striking primary-care workers at North York Family Health Team! Let's get them a fair first contract! #onlab #onstrike
Full details: https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
Full details: https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
Our #ONABiennial Conference in Toronto is in full swing! Today we were joined by special guest speakers Marci Ien and Mayor Olivia Chow! See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our #ONABiennial Conference in Toronto is in full swing! Today we were joined by special guest speakers Marci Ien and Mayor Olivia Chow! See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
40+ primary care workers at the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) have been forced to strike in their fight for a fair contract after their employer offered them a wage increase of ZERO PER CENT at the bargaining table.
More: https://onamag.org/fight/on-the-ground/nyfht-forced-to-strike/
More: https://onamag.org/fight/on-the-ground/nyfht-forced-to-strike/
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
40+ primary care workers at the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) have been forced to strike in their fight for a fair contract after their employer offered them a wage increase of ZERO PER CENT at the bargaining table.
More: https://onamag.org/fight/on-the-ground/nyfht-forced-to-strike/
More: https://onamag.org/fight/on-the-ground/nyfht-forced-to-strike/
Catch up on all the important work we've accomplished together as a union over the last two years in the 2025 Biennial Report. Read it now online:
https://ona.org/2025-biennial-report/
#ONABiennial
https://ona.org/2025-biennial-report/
#ONABiennial
2025 Biennial Report • Ontario Nurses' Association
This report, prepared for the 2025 Biennial Convention, highlights the work of Ontario Nurses' Association members and staff since the 2023 Biennial.
ona.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Catch up on all the important work we've accomplished together as a union over the last two years in the 2025 Biennial Report. Read it now online:
https://ona.org/2025-biennial-report/
#ONABiennial
https://ona.org/2025-biennial-report/
#ONABiennial
If you're an ONA member working in a nursing home, we want to know what you want to see in your next contract as we head to provincial bargaining begins in early 2026!
Register now to join for virtual demand-setting meetings: https://ona.org/news/nursing-homes-demand-setting-meetings/
Register now to join for virtual demand-setting meetings: https://ona.org/news/nursing-homes-demand-setting-meetings/
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're an ONA member working in a nursing home, we want to know what you want to see in your next contract as we head to provincial bargaining begins in early 2026!
Register now to join for virtual demand-setting meetings: https://ona.org/news/nursing-homes-demand-setting-meetings/
Register now to join for virtual demand-setting meetings: https://ona.org/news/nursing-homes-demand-setting-meetings/
More than 120 registered nurses, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), reached a new collective agreement with the Region of Waterloo Public Health (ROWPH) during a third round of conciliation.
Read the full release: https://ona.org/news/20251105-waterloo-agreement/
Read the full release: https://ona.org/news/20251105-waterloo-agreement/
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
More than 120 registered nurses, members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), reached a new collective agreement with the Region of Waterloo Public Health (ROWPH) during a third round of conciliation.
Read the full release: https://ona.org/news/20251105-waterloo-agreement/
Read the full release: https://ona.org/news/20251105-waterloo-agreement/
Our #ONABiennial Conference in Toronto is in full swing! Today we were joined by special guest speakers Marci Ien and Mayor Olivia Chow! See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Our #ONABiennial Conference in Toronto is in full swing! Today we were joined by special guest speakers Marci Ien and Mayor Olivia Chow! See more of what members got up to in the full album over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
In case you weren't able to attend it yesterday, you can now watch ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, deliver her opening address for Biennial 2025 over on our YouTube.
Tune in now: https://youtu.be/zLqGkrgy6pg
#ONABiennial
Tune in now: https://youtu.be/zLqGkrgy6pg
#ONABiennial
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In case you weren't able to attend it yesterday, you can now watch ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, RN, deliver her opening address for Biennial 2025 over on our YouTube.
Tune in now: https://youtu.be/zLqGkrgy6pg
#ONABiennial
Tune in now: https://youtu.be/zLqGkrgy6pg
#ONABiennial
The first full day of #ONABiennial has started strong with a rousing speech from Provincial President, Erin Ariss, RN, and updates from the ONA board of directors.
Find more photos from day one in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
Find more photos from day one in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The first full day of #ONABiennial has started strong with a rousing speech from Provincial President, Erin Ariss, RN, and updates from the ONA board of directors.
Find more photos from day one in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
Find more photos from day one in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
Today we’re launching ONA Members’ Survey. This is your opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts and vision for your union.
Make your voice heard in this short survey for a chance to win great prizes:
https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
Make your voice heard in this short survey for a chance to win great prizes:
https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today we’re launching ONA Members’ Survey. This is your opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts and vision for your union.
Make your voice heard in this short survey for a chance to win great prizes:
https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
Make your voice heard in this short survey for a chance to win great prizes:
https://ona.org/news/2025-member-survey/
#ONAVoice
Over 95,000 patients in North York are without primary care for a THIRD WEEK as North York Family Health Team has failed to negotiate a fair contract with their primary-care workers.
Join the Community Picket on Friday, November 7, at 12 p.m.
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
Join the Community Picket on Friday, November 7, at 12 p.m.
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Over 95,000 patients in North York are without primary care for a THIRD WEEK as North York Family Health Team has failed to negotiate a fair contract with their primary-care workers.
Join the Community Picket on Friday, November 7, at 12 p.m.
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
Join the Community Picket on Friday, November 7, at 12 p.m.
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
“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/
#nursestalktruth #onlab #onpoli
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#nursestalktruth #onlab #onpoli
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“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/
#nursestalktruth #onlab #onpoli
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority.
https://nursestalktruth.ca/
#nursestalktruth #onlab #onpoli
This week we're thrilled to gather ONA members in Toronto for the 2025 ONA Biennial Conference!
Here are some photos from today's events, and you can see the rest in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
#onabiennial!
Here are some photos from today's events, and you can see the rest in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
#onabiennial!
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This week we're thrilled to gather ONA members in Toronto for the 2025 ONA Biennial Conference!
Here are some photos from today's events, and you can see the rest in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
#onabiennial!
Here are some photos from today's events, and you can see the rest in our Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1308746101297890&type=3
#onabiennial!
In her op-ed in @healthydebate.bsky.social, ONA President Erin Ariss, RN, details the kind of violence health-care professionals face daily on the job, and how they're not taking it anymore!
More: https://healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topic/nurses-launch-campaign-against-violence-workplace/
#onlab
More: https://healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topic/nurses-launch-campaign-against-violence-workplace/
#onlab
Code Black and Blue: Nurses launch campaign against violence in the workplace - Healthy Debate
No one should be hurt at work, least of all those who care for others. It’s time to protect nurses and make safe staffing a priority.
healthydebate.ca
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In her op-ed in @healthydebate.bsky.social, ONA President Erin Ariss, RN, details the kind of violence health-care professionals face daily on the job, and how they're not taking it anymore!
More: https://healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topic/nurses-launch-campaign-against-violence-workplace/
#onlab
More: https://healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topic/nurses-launch-campaign-against-violence-workplace/
#onlab
Introducing Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care, a new three-part podcast from ONA. This podcast is all about hearing stories from one another, through a perspective of anti-racism and anti-oppression.
Listen now: https://youtu.be/KdnLaAxNoNs?si=LSbc6EXdz42HR4aa
Listen now: https://youtu.be/KdnLaAxNoNs?si=LSbc6EXdz42HR4aa
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Introducing Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care, a new three-part podcast from ONA. This podcast is all about hearing stories from one another, through a perspective of anti-racism and anti-oppression.
Listen now: https://youtu.be/KdnLaAxNoNs?si=LSbc6EXdz42HR4aa
Listen now: https://youtu.be/KdnLaAxNoNs?si=LSbc6EXdz42HR4aa
Today striking North York Family Health Team workers delivered letters to Board of Directors Doctors Lara Rosenberg, Lianne Butterfill, Rebecca Berliner and Dr Gregory Young. It’s time to take accountability. Your workers deserve better!
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today striking North York Family Health Team workers delivered letters to Board of Directors Doctors Lara Rosenberg, Lianne Butterfill, Rebecca Berliner and Dr Gregory Young. It’s time to take accountability. Your workers deserve better!
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/
https://ona.org/campaign/north-york-family-health-team/