Ontario LTC nurses get 11.5% pay increase over 2 years
Ontario Nurses' Association president says the increase "significantly reduces the disparity between" private- and public-sector nurses, bringing them closer to equal wages.
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![Nurses in the majority of long-term care homes in Ontario are set to get what their union is calling the most significant wage increase in more than 30 years. A nurse tends to a patient in a medical clinic. She is in a full gown, and the patient is in a bed with medical equipment surrounding it.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7211245.1716394515!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sarnia-nurse-2022.jpg)
Ontario Nurses' Association president says the increase "significantly reduces the disparity between" private- and public-sector nurses, bringing them closer to equal wages.