Monday, June 16, 2025 Meadow Park Nursing Home RNs Achieve ONA Wage Parity with New Contract Local 303 Ratifications Healthcare CHATHAM, ON—Registered nurses employed by Meadow Park Nursing Home, a long term care home in Chatham, Ontario, unanimously ratified a two-year collective agreement. The 10 nurses are represented by Southwestern Ontario Healthcare and Service Workers Union, CLAC Local 303. The new contract provides the nurses with wages that are aligned with those provided in the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) master wage schedule, including parity with allowances and premiums. The contract also provides improvements to contract language regarding part-time shift giveaways. “This is the second contract we’ve negotiated for the RNs at Meadow Park,” says Mary Ellen Alward, CLAC representative. “We’re happy to see that the employer continued to negotiate the monetary provisions to match ONA’s master agreement. We look forward to the members moving to the new wage schedule during the life of this contract.” You might be interested in The Power of Asking for Help 20 Jul 2026 How to Manage an Insecure Leader 16 Jul 2026 Heat of the Moment 13 Jul 2026 The Power Within Is No Yolk! 13 Jul 2026