Tell your MPP: Ontario's nurses deserve a fair deal

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For the first time in years, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) has the chance to negotiate with the province for a fair wage increase, above the one percent limit previously set by Bill 124.¹

But from Premier Ford’s recent announcement expanding surgeries at private, for-profit clinics, to his government’s appeal of the decision striking down Bill 124, it’s clear that funding the public healthcare system is not a priority for this government.^2,3,4

Paying nurses fairly is the best way to address staffing shortages, improve working conditions, and increase the availability and quality of care for everyone in Ontario. ONA is working hard to ensure a better deal for their 60,000 members: better staffing and better wages for nurses, which will allow them to provide better care.⁵

Show your support for Ontario's nurses by sending a message to your MPP, Premier Doug Ford, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones.

Send a message to your MPP, Premier Ford, and Health Minister Jones

You can use the pre-drafted message below, but feel free to customize it — your own story or reasons for supporting public healthcare could go a long way.

Subject

Hello,

I am a constituent in your riding, and I am writing to you because I’m deeply concerned about the healthcare crisis in my community and across Ontario. We all know that Ontario desperately needs more nurses and health professionals to provide high-quality and timely care. But every day, impossible working conditions and the lasting impacts of Bill 124 are driving nurses away. Now, as nurses are currently negotiating a new contract, I ask that you support better wages and better staffing for Ontario’s healthcare professionals, in order to retain and recruit these essential workers.

By supporting a better deal for Ontario’s hospital nurses, we can improve the staffing crisis and make Ontario’s public health care better for everyone. As the provincial government has the power to direct the funding and priorities for the Ontario Hospital Association in the ongoing bargaining process, you must show nurses the respect they deserve by offering a fair deal. In addition, your government must drop the appeal on Bill 124, which has severely worsened the staffing crisis in our hospitals.

Better wages mean better working conditions for nurses and better care for all Ontarians. This is the best way to address the staffing shortages in public hospitals: by supporting a better deal for nurses and health professionals.

Thank you.

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