First group of surgical techs to unionize with ONA spans entire OSU Healthcare System Columbus, Ohio – September 6, 2023 – Surgical Technologists at The Ohio State University’s Wexner …
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Ohio State Respiratory Therapists Vote to Join Union
First group of respiratory therapists to unionize in OSU Healthcare System Columbus, Ohio – August 8, 2023 – In a historical vote cast on Tuesday, August 8, respiratory therapists …
OSU BMT Coordinators Join Ohio Nurses Association
With an 10-1 Vote to Unionize In a vote counted by the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) on June 22, the Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Coordinators at the Ohio …
Ohio Nurses Association is Sounding the Alarm on Code Red
Contact: Anne Ransone Phone: (614) 975-0485 Email: aransone@ohnurses.org Virtual Press Conference Ohio Nurses Association is Sounding the Alarm on Code Red WHAT: CODE RED is a multifaceted, multiyear campaign, …
Arbitration Victory for Salem Hospital’s Union Nurses Exploited During COVID
Union Contract Protects Us and Our Working Conditions – Even in the Face of a Worldwide Pandemic In the fall of 2021, during a surge in COVID, the Salem …
ONA Statement on the Hazardous Train Derailment in East Palestine
As the voice for registered nurses, including frontline workers in East Liverpool, Salem and Alliance, the Ohio Nurses Association is deeply concerned about the health and safety of East Palestine …
Registered Nurses Association Wins Arbitration Over Anti-Union Surveillance
During contract negotiations in 2021, RNA members brought up concerns via email to their manager and director about floating to a unit without proper staffing or preparation. A nursing director …
Multistate Licensure Comes to Ohio January 2023
Erica Bell, ONA Director of Nursing Practice The time has come, Ohio. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is here and goes into effect on January 2023. The terms multistate license (MSL) …
AFT, America’s Fastest-Growing Healthcare Union, Unveils Report Detailing Troubling Healthcare Staffing Crisis
Report Includes Strategies to Improve Nation’s Healthcare Facilities and Concrete Examples of Successful Implementation For Release: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Contact: Oriana Korin 202-374-6103 okorin@aft.org WASHINGTON—A groundbreaking new report bringing together …
(Lunch) Breaks and the Law
Lunch breaks? What lunch breaks? Yes, bona fide breaks can be hard to come by in nursing (for reasons we’ll get into another time), but that doesn’t stop some employers …