With this in mind, the ONA team has been hard at work determining how our very first Strategic Plan will be put into practice. We will continue to live in “interesting” times and will need the strength we have together. I want to thank not only our Board, management and staff, but you - each and every ONA member - for your dedication, loyalty and resilience. It’s a lot to adjust to, but we all committed to adopting best practices for your benefit. Our reporting structure is being refined and realigned, we continue to add staff to ensure your needs are met in a timely way, and even our information technology system is being brought up to date. Just as we have all had to evolve and adapt throughout the pandemic, so too has our staff structure at ONA. We demand a lot from them and they have come through for you, our members. Your ONA staff has done this brilliantly. We have all had to show a great deal of resolve, resilience and flexibility recently, both in our personal and professional lives. President Cathryn Hoy has written about much of the change, and as CEO, I would be remiss in not praising our management team and staff for their efforts. This Annual Report details for you the myriad of change ONA is undergoing to serve members the best ways we can. We have been put to the test to a degree we’ve never before seen and are emerging more committed and stronger than ever. ONA and our 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals, as well as 18,000 nursing student affiliates, certainly are living in such times. The old proverb about living in “interesting times” has never been truer. We are a formidable team, getting better every day, and I look forward to building a bright future. I am so appreciative of you all as well as those I have been working alongside at ONA. You’ll read about many more ONA initiatives and key work over the past year on the following pages. Our goal is to educate, increase awareness and ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect. One initiative from this past year is the release of ONA’s Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Plan. ONA is rolling out a Strategic Plan to ensure that the services you receive from ONA improve and, with your feedback, continue to do so. ONA has always said that our strength lies in solidarity, and we all need to use our voices and speak up and out. We are truly telling Ontarians the truth about health care and those who provide that care.įront-line members are mobilizing like never before and making a difference. We have made a concerted effort to step up our public and media messaging. While the challenges have never been as great, our commitment and will have never been stronger. As we approach ONA’s 50th birthday, your Board of Directors, ONA management and staff have been working tirelessly to reimagine and reenergize our union, ensuring it remains effective and dynamic for the next 50 years.
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