Non-Traditional Collective Bargaini

Non-Traditional Collective Bargaining

Using the "we vs. they" approach of traditional CB may accomplish a desired contract that results in improved working conditions for nurses. Another result, however, may be long-lasting adversarial relations between nurses and their employers (Dennison, Drummond, & Hobgood, 1997). "It’s hard to recover from the table pounding, the bluffs and the gamesmanship" (Bilchik, 2000, p. 39).