Media Advisory - Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, OFL President Laura Walton to Join Ontario Nurses' Association at Media Conference Calling for Nursing Ratios

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a media conference in Toronto on Monday to call for Ontario's hospital CEOs and the next provincial government to implement registered nurse (RN)-to-patient ratios.

ONA President Erin Ariss, RN, two front-line nurses, Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) Leader Marit Stiles and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Laura Walton will deliver remarks as nurses across the province deliver Valentine cards to their CEOs, urging them to have a heart and implement the nursing ratios.

Safe nurse staffing levels is the top bargaining priority for ONA's hospital members, who are fighting to improve patient access to timely, high-quality care. Their goal is to put patient care first by stopping the provincial government and hospital CEOs from funnelling taxpayer dollars to private clinics, siphoning off more staff and draining the coffers of our public system. ONA's demands for the next provincial government are much the same.

WHO:	ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, front-line hospital nurses, ONDP Leader Marit Stiles, OFL President Laura Walton
WHAT:	Media Conference urging hospital CEOs, next government to have a heart and implement staffing ratios
WHERE:	171 East Liberty Street, Unit 102, Toronto, ON
WHEN:	9:30 to 10 a.m., February 10, 2025

ONA is the union representing 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry.

SOURCE Ontario Nurses' Association

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