The wait is over for local nurses. Members of the Ontario Nurses' Association have received an arbitration decision, resolving a contract dispute with Ontario hospitals. The two-year award provides a 1.4-percent wage increase in each year. The ONA says that barely keeps up with the rate of inflation. The Association is disappointed with the ruling stressing registered nurses have already sacrificed wages with a 2-year freeze.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
ONA Gets Contract
The wait is over for local nurses. Members of the Ontario Nurses' Association have received an arbitration decision, resolving a contract dispute with Ontario hospitals. The two-year award provides a 1.4-percent wage increase in each year. The ONA says that barely keeps up with the rate of inflation. The Association is disappointed with the ruling stressing registered nurses have already sacrificed wages with a 2-year freeze.
