ONA will continue to stand strong for safe care at the 2025 Nurses and Health Professionals Lobby Day. The healthcare system in Ohio is in Code Red. Unsafe staffing, rising workplace violence, and hospital executives prioritizing profits over patient safety have created a crisis that cannot be ignored. But nurses and health professionals are fighting back—and now is the time to take that fight directly to lawmakers.
On Thursday, May 8, the ONA will bring together nurses and health professionals from across the state for our 2025 Nurses and Health Professionals Lobby Day at the Ohio Statehouse. This year’s theme, “Stand Strong for Safe Care: Defend Worker Rights, Protect Patients, Demand Safe Staffing,” sends a clear message: We are demanding action to protect our patients, our profession, and ourselves. This event is not just a meeting—it’s a movement.
Earn Up to 5.25 CE Credits!
Attendees of the event will receive nursing continuing education contact hours for meeting with legislators, hearing from experts, and rallying together outside the Statehouse to show our unwavering commitment to working towards worker rights, safe care, and Medicaid funding.
Why You Need to Be There:
This year’s Lobby Day will equip you with the tools, training, and direct access to legislators needed to advance safe staffing legislation, workplace violence prevention laws, and policies that prioritize patient care over corporate profits.
- Learn from healthcare leaders and policy experts about how to organize for real change.
- Speak directly with legislators about the Code Red crisis in Ohio hospitals and demand legislative solutions.
- Join the Worker Rights, Safe Care, and Medicaid Funding Rally outside the Statehouse to stand strong for safe care.
- Engage in interactive strategy sessions on organizing for staffing laws, enforcing workplace violence prevention, and building political power.
This is our chance to hold lawmakers accountable and demand legally enforceable protections for nurses and health professionals!
What to Expect: A Sneak Preview of the Day’s Events:
Morning (Starting at 8:00 AM): Setting the Agenda for Change
- Registration & Breakfast: Check in, collect your Lobby Day materials, and prepare for the day.
- Welcome and Opening Session: Hear from ONA leaders and policymakers about the urgent need for legislative action.
- Workplace Violence Roundtable: Discuss the next steps for enforcing workplace violence prevention laws and implementing HB 452.
Afternoon Until 3 PM: Taking Our Message to the Public and Direct Advocacy with Lawmakers
- Rally for Worker Rights, Safe Care, and Medicaid Funding: Stand together on the steps of the Statehouse to demand safe staffing and workplace protections.
- Lunch & Learn: Organizing for Safe Staffing: Learn how to build power and win enforceable staffing protections in both legislation and contracts.
- Legislative Panel on Workplace Violence: Join a bipartisan discussion on how to move workplace safety legislation forward.
- Legislative Visits: Meet directly with lawmakers to demand action on safe staffing and workplace violence prevention.
- Closing & Call to Action: Debrief, share key takeaways, and commit to ongoing advocacy efforts.
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The time for action is Now! Let's unite in solidarity and demand high-quality care for Ohioans' safety and respect for ourselves!
