What would the nurse identify as a primary difference between traditional and nontraditional collective bargaining?
a. Traditional collective bargaining is not organized through the state nursing asso-ciation.
b. Traditional collective bargaining units are organized and members belong to the Na-tional Nurses United.
c. Nontraditional collective bargaining units are not recognized by health care organi-zations as a collective bargaining agency.
d. Nontraditional collective bargaining has a long history and is based on the support of organizations throughout the country.
B
The nontraditional collective bargaining activities in nursing are organized and supported by the Center for American Nurses, which is affiliated with the American Nurses Association. The tra-ditional unit in the past was the United American Nurses (UAN). This union has joined other traditional bargaining units and has become the National Nurses United, which is a relatively new union (started in 2009).
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