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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Registered Nurses Association Wins Arbitration Over Anti-Union Surveillance
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …