Labor flexes muscle

Labor flexes muscle

The union arm of the American Nurses Association has joined with the Teamsters and other burly union groups to bring an ever-increasing aggressiveness to nurse labor organizing. The ANA's 100,000-member United American Nurses voted last week to join the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 64 of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Modern Healthcare 2001-07, Vol.31 (27), p.8
1. Verfasser: Bellandi, Deanna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Associations
Collective bargaining
Labor unions
Nurses
State elections
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Zusammenfassung:The union arm of the American Nurses Association has joined with the Teamsters and other burly union groups to bring an ever-increasing aggressiveness to nurse labor organizing. The ANA's 100,000-member United American Nurses voted last week to join the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 64 of the country's most powerful labor unions, with the hope of gaining more collective bargaining power and influence on legislative issues. The addition of the ANA's union means AFL-CIO member unions now will represent 1.2 million healthcare workers.
ISSN:0160-7480
1944-7647