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 …
Author: Michelle Donovan
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 [email protected] WASHINGTON—A groundbreaking new report bringing together …
One Nurse’s Advocacy Earns Over 100 Nurses Backpay
One hundred and six OSUNO tenured nurses are named in the final settlement between ONA and OSU, in total the settlement exceeds $60,000 Elizabeth DiGiannantoni, RN Cherri McHolan, …
Nurses Ratify Contract with ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital
DEFIANCE – Nurses at ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital, a local unit of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), overwhelmingly ratified a three-year agreement last …
The Time is Now to Fix the Nurse Staffing Crisis
MEDIA ADVISORY The Time is Now to Fix the Nurse Staffing Crisis Ohio nurses bring display to statehouse to draw attention to nurse retention problems WHAT: The Ohio Nurses …
#TheTimeIsNow to Fix the Nurse Staffing Crisis
The crisis isn’t due to a nursing shortage, but because hospitals have intentionally understaffed nurses for decades Robert Weitzel RN, BSN ONA President For the first time ever, we …
East Liverpool City Hospital in Denial About Breaking Federal Labor Laws
Hospital claims no wrongdoing, fights nurses and National Labor Relations Board instead of treating caregivers fairly during the pandemic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Homan | [email protected] | 614-746-9914 …
Ohio Nurses Association to Endorse Lawmakers in 2022
For Immediate Release January 7, 2021 Molly Homan, Director of Communications Ohio Nurses Association 614-746-9914 | [email protected] COLUMBUS – The Ohio Nurses Association is bringing back its historic candidate endorsements …
Healthcare Worker Vaccines Are Critical but Must Be Negotiated
For Immediate Release August 4, 2021 Contact: Anne Ransone, ONA 614-975-0485 | [email protected] Columbus—ONA Economic & General Welfare Commission The COVID-19 vaccine is the most important tool we have …
Nurses to UC Medical Center: We Need Safe Staffing Now
For Immediate Release June 22, 2021 Contact: Anne Ransone, ONA 614-975-0485 | [email protected] Nurses’ Union Seeks Fair Agreement, Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges as Contract Nears Expiration CINCINNATI — …