Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association to Hold Nursing Week Media Conference, Announce Significant Legal Action to Restore Collective Rights

TORONTO, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - As Nursing Week begins across Ontario – a time typically marked by appreciation and public praise for nurses – the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a media conference to highlight the growing disconnect between recognition and the realities facing front-line nurses and health-care professionals.

During the media conference, ONA will announce significant legal action aimed at restoring the collective rights of the vast majority of nurses and health-care professionals in Ontario and, by extension, their ability to meaningfully advocate for systemic improvements to working conditions and patient care.

WHO:	ONA Provincial President Erin Ariss, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions President Linda Silas, Legal Counsel Danielle Bisnar, Ontario NDP MPP France Gélinas, front-line nurses
WHAT:	Nursing Week media conference and legal announcement
WHERE:	Queen's Park Media Studio, Toronto, ON
WHEN:	Monday, May 11 at 9 a.m. ET

ONA is the union representing 68,000 registered nurses and health-care professionals, as well as more than 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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