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Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25 per cent in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios
The Ontario Nurses Association criticizes the decision for excluding minimum staffing levels amid ongoing concerns about nurse safety and care quality.
- An arbitrator awarded Ontario's hospital nurses a two-year contract including a 5.25% pay increase but excluded minimum staffing ratios on September 3, 2025.
- The exclusion resulted from hospitals contending that the staffing proposals were inflexible and failed to factor in the support provided by additional healthcare workers, including registered practical nurses.
- About 60,000 hospital nurses represented by the Ontario Nurses' Association provide care in multiple settings and had organized escalating actions for improved bargaining demands.
- Erin Ariss, president of the Ontario Nurses' Association, condemned the decision as a significant setback for nurses and emphasized that their organization is stronger than ever and remains determined to continue fighting.
- The union called the contract disappointing, plans to review the decision closely and consider next steps as the exclusion of safe staffing levels raises safety concerns for nurses.
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Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25 per cent in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios
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Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal
Language English News Content: Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), and Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury), have released the following statement in response to the hospital-sector arbitration decision affecting more than 60,000 ONA members: “Nurses deserve safe staffing, real protections at work, and fair ba…
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