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 …
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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 …
(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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
COVID Appreciation Bonus Not for Nurses Says UH Geneva Medical Center
UH said exclusion was “conscious decision” Geneva, Ohio – UH Geneva Medical Center administration reneged on a promise made in December 2021 to pay a COVID appreciation bonus in April …
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 …
East Liverpool City Hospital Ordered to Pay Over $170,000 in Backpay to Nurses
Labor board says Hospital to bargain in good faith with union EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) represented nurses at Prime Healthcare’s East Liverpool City Hospital are …