Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC Health Professionals Ratify New Deal

HAMILTON, ON, Jan. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Community Care Access Centre Health Professionals at the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC ratified a new deal with the employer last night.

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members voted to accept the contract offer of their employer.

Approximately 3,000 CCAC Health Professionals in ONA Bargaining Units in the province are on strike as of this morning.

"Our HNHB members have voted to remain on the job, and their union supports them," said ONA President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN.

The 3000 Health Professionals in Ontario on strike have been forced onto the picket lines as they fight for fairness.

ONA CCAC members – who are registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and allied health professionals – remain committed to reaching a deal that recognizes and respects their valuable contributions to the health care system.

ONA is the union representing 60,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals, as well as more than 14,000 nursing student affiliates providing care in hospitals, long-term care, the community, public health, clinics and industry.

Visit us at: www.ona.org; Facebook.com/OntarioNurses; Twitter.com/OntarioNurses

SOURCE Ontario Nurses' Association

Ontario Nurses' Association: Sheree Bond, [phone], ext.2430, cell: [phone], [email protected]; Katherine Russo, [phone], ext. 2214; cell: 647-539-1925, [email protected]