Atikokan hospital workers vote to join Ontario Nurses’ Association
New union representation for some healthcare workers at Atikokan General Hospital.
The Ontario Nurses’ Association will now represent medical laboratory technologists, technicians, x-ray and ultrasound technologists, radiation technologists and other health-care professionals in future bargaining.
The ONA says they voted overwhelmingly to join.
“These health-care professionals have put their trust in ONA to represent them, overwhelmingly voting to join ONA’s 68,000 members to use their collective voices to improve their working conditions, to fight attacks on the publicly funded and delivered health-care system and improve patient care,” states ONA President Erin Ariss in a release.
The hospital’s nurses were already members of the ONA.
“This highly skilled group of health-care professionals bring enormous value to the community,” states Ariss.
“The work they perform and the skills they bring to those seeking care at Atikokan General Hospital are vital to the diagnosis and care of patients. They more than deserve respectful working conditions, transparency and workplace protections from their employer.”
ONA represents more than 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.
