APhA Policy Manual

Unionization of Pharmacists

EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

APhA shall not function as or become a collective bargaining unit.
APhA recommends continuation of its educational efforts concerning the mutual responsibilities of the employer and employee pharmacist inherent in the employment relationship.
APhA recommends continued efforts to urge state associations to develop employee/employer relations committees to (a) study all aspects of both the professional and employment relationships that exist between the employer and the employee; (b) develop and recommend guidelines to provide direction and guidance to both the employed pharmacist and the employer in developing a mutually acceptable relationship; (c) conduct necessary surveys designed to provide information on salaries, benefits, and specific problems with attention given to possible regional variations in the data obtained; and (d) consider the establishment of an employment standards committee where feasible in each appropriate area of the state to act in an advisory and/or arbitrating capacity on matters pertaining to employment standards and employment grievances.
APhA recommends that colleges of pharmacy include the subject of employer/ employee relations within an appropriate course of the curriculum.