This is the name of the activity to enforce the contract. Arbitration is an informal method of dispute resolution, when the employer and employee are unable to agree. Belonging to a union if one of the strongest mechanisms by which nurses can achieve professionalism. Nurses have the right to organize and use the collective bargaining process to negotiate their professional concerns. Nurses have the right to insure quality patient care through collective bargaining by participating in workplace decisions.
Nurses have the right to safeguard the standard of practice set by the profession.
The National Labor Relations Act is a federal law passed in 1935 giving employees the right to join unions, bargain collectively, and strike. It is also known as the Wagner Act, the Taft-Hartley Act, and the Labor Management Relations Act. The National Labor Relations Board is the federal government body that regulates private sector employers and unions. The Public Employees Relations Board is the state of Iowa government body that regulates the public sector and unions. Twenty to thirty different unions represent nurses.