Last Wednesday, Nurses urged members of a Ohio House panel to move legislation that would bar requiring them to work overtime as a condition of employment. Rick Lucas, testifying on …
Category: health policy
Nurse Mandatory Overtime Companion Bills Introduced
Ask any nurse and he/she will tell you: nurse fatigue is a very real component of unsafe nurse staffing, and when nurses are fatigued, patients aren’t receiving the top-level care …
Pass HB 144 to Help Provide Protection and Relief to Our Ohio Nurses
Almost a year ago today, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 144 by a vote of 80-13. This is the second time ONA has advocated for legislation that aims …
Brown Urges Prime Healthcare to Negotiate New Contract in Good Faith with Nurses to Avoid Strike, Find Fair Compromise So Workers Can Continue Combatting COVID-19 with Support and Resources Needed
Senator Sherrod Brown is standing up for East Liverpool’s nurses, patients and community by issuing a media statement and sending a letter directly to hospital administrators, promoting the importance of …
AFT COVID-19 Response Priorities for Rural and Small-Town America
The AFT is committed to ensuring the health and safety of frontline providers, our members and our communities, and to buffering the economic impacts of this national emergency. As the …
Summary of The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R. 6800
STATE AND LOCAL RELIEF State fiscal relief: $500 billion in funding to assist state governments with the fiscal effects of the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus. Local fiscal …
ONA: Racism is a Public Health Crisis
On June 9th, Carol Roe, Vice President of ONA, proudly provided proponent testimony on behalf of the Ohio Nurses Association for S.C.R. 14 to declare racism as a public health …
Senator Rulli Carries Torch for the late Representative Manning, Sponsoring HB 144
Championed by Representative Don Manning, HB 144 would make Ohio the 19th state to prohibit nurse mandatory overtime. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2020 Molly Homan, Director of Communications …
Ohio Nurses Celebrate Passage of House Bill 144 from House
Bill addresses safe patient care, would make Ohio 19th state to outlaw mandatory overtime for nurses COLUMBUS – – Ohio nurses applaud the passage House Bill 144, sponsored by Representative Don Manning (R-New Middletown), …
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber Submitted a Letter of Support for House Bill 144
Earlier this summer, the Auditor of State conducted a performance audit on the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS), and in particular, a review of nursing staff …