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Last week, ONA nursing homes members staged info pickets all over the province to tell their employers to prioritize care, not profit, at the bargaining table! These pickets targeted Extendicare, a for-profit long-term care employer that made more than $96 MILLION in profit last year!
#CareNotProfit
Pride month, which takes place in June, is a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Two-Spirit culture. It is an annual opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for human rights and combat discrimination.
Learn more about Pride: https://ona.org/news/pride/
Here's a good news story of ONA members fighting for, and succeeding in saving the Mobile Crisis Intervention Team Program.
Read about why they fought for this program's survival, and what they accomplished: https://onamag.org/fight/on-the-ground/mcit-closure/
During nursing week, we launched a charter challenge of HLDAA: the Ontario legislation that impedes free collective bargaining and denies health-care workers the right to strike.
Read more about this historic challenge in this F-Word story:
https://onamag.org/fuse/rights/power-back/
A key part of ONA's F-Word site is The Vent section, where you share your stories of your fight & solidarity in action.
In this piece, a member shares how ONA staff helped them and their colleagues to feel supported as they were taking on the employer: https://onamag.org/fight/the-vent/raving-glad/
ONA nursing homes members across the province went ALL IN for respect this week, as part of a massive sticker up action. Show your support for them as they bargain for a new contract by attending an info picket this Thursday, June 4: https://bit.ly/4x4z9q9
#CareNotProfit #onlab
(3/3) We are grateful for the guidance, teachings, & care that informed this work.
This is just one step in ONA’s ongoing reconciliation journey—part of our broader commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about this important work: bit.ly/4flbMT3
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
(2/3) This was the first of several ceremonies that will be taking place at ONA offices across the province.
This initiative is the result of thoughtful collaboration between ONA's ReconciliACTION Team and the Staff DEIB Committee, in partnership with Elders and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers.
