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 …
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(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 …
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 …
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 …