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 …
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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) …
(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 …
ONA Political Endorsements
For Immediate Release | September 20, 2022 Ohio Nurses Association Announces 2022 Political Endorsements Endorsements include Nan Whaley, Tim Ryan COLUMBUS –The Ohio Nurses Association announces its 2022 candidate endorsements …
St. Vincent Medical Center Closures
The following statement is attributable to Amy Pompeii, Chair of ONA’s Economic and General Welfare Commission: “We’re saddened to learn of the downsizing of St. Vincent Charity Medical Center. Come …
Nurses at East Liverpool City Hospital Reach Long-Awaited Agreement with Hospital
Nurses ratified a new 3-year deal late Friday EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – After a nearly two-year battle with East Liverpool City Hospital, the nurses represented by the Ohio Nurses Association …
Ohio Nurses Association Endorses Tim Ryan for US Senate
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Nurses Association announces its first endorsement of the 2022 season with Congressman Tim Ryan. Ohio Nurses Association leaders voted to support Congressman Ryan because of his …
ONA Media Statement on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Overturn of Roe v Wade
The following statement is attributable to ONA President Robert Weitzel: “The Ohio Nurses Association is alarmed over the Supreme Court’s monumental decision to overturn Roe v Wade and its potential …
Workplace Violence Bill to Build Upon Current Law – A Summary
The Ohio Nurses Association is committed to enhancing workplace safety in healthcare. Safe workplaces include safe nurse staffing and curbing workplace violence. Nurses are 5x more likely than other professions …
Nurses and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Reach Tentative Agreement
Nurses and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Reach Tentative Agreement Agreement comes one day after nurses hold informational picket at medical center COLUMBUS – The Ohio Nurses Association, the union …