Conciliation begins after contract talks fail: ONA
Public health nurses and registered nurses (RNs) working for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health entered conciliation talks with their employer on Oct. 26 as they seek a new contract.
The 72 Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members have been without a contract since May 1.
“Among the services our nurses provide to the approximately 285,000 residents of Wellington Dufferin Guelph are clinical services such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C testing, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, immunization clinics, and parental counseling,” said Linda Haslam-Stroud, ONA president.
ONA has had three days of negotiations with the employer and the two sides will begin conciliation on October 27, said the union.
“ONA always prefers to reach a negotiated settlement, and we encourage this employer to not force our nurses to strike,” said Haslam-Stroud. “.”
ONA is the union representing 65,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as almost 16,000 nursing student affiliates, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry.
