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 Closing the Gender Gap Takes More Than Equal Pay 2 Nov 2026 Accountability is a Team Sport 2 Nov 2026 Everyday Champion! 1 Nov 2026 CLAC and WOW Call for Meaningful Social Dialogue in Canada–EU Partnership 30 Oct 2026