It has been legal for registered nurses to unionize since ____
a. A 1974 amendment to the National Labor Relations Act was passed
b. Congress passed a 1974 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act
c. The American Nurses Association first ruled that it was not only ethical but also necessary for nurses to unionize
d. The Fair Labor Standards Act was originally passed by Congress
B
When the National Labor Relations Act was first passed, hospital employees, including regis-tered nurses, were excluded from the law. In 1974, Congress passed an amendment extending the coverage of the act to include registered nurses, therefore making it legal for registered nurses to form unions.
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