York Region and the Ontario Nurses’ Association have reached a tentative two-year agreement after holding a number of bargaining sessions while about 250 nurses worked without a contract for 11 months. If the union approves the contract, it will proceed to ratification by the Regional Council on Feb. 15. The public health nurses want to be with the community and do their work,” said ONA president Vicki McKenna. “I hope the contract is approved by the membership.”The collective agreement for ONA expired March 31, 2017, and the nurses have been working without a contract since. Since September, York Region and the ONA have held a series of meetings, including two with an Ontario Ministry of Labour conciliator.

Source: thestar February 02, 2018 00:32 UTC