APhA Policy Manual

Collective Bargaining

EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

APhA affirms the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights that collective bargaining is a fundamental human right.
APhA supports pharmacists' participation in organizations that promote the discretion or professional prerogatives exercised by pharmacists in their practice, including the provision of patient care.
APhA supports the rights of pharmacists to negotiate with their respective employers for working conditions that will foster compliance with the standards of patient care as established by the profession.