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☆ Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up. Pharmacy staff at Walgreens locations across the country called out of work on Monday to protest harsh working conditions, leaving some stores closed or critically understaffed. Organizers told CNN that hundreds of workers participated in the organized action, which is expected to last through Wednesday. The walkouts come just two weeks after dozens of pharmacy employees at CVS, America’s largest retail pharmacy chain, walked off the job in Kansas City. Walgreens on Monday said it understands “the immense pressures felt across the US in retail pharmacy right now,” according to Fraser Engerman, senior director of external relations at Walgreens.

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☆ Walgreens walkout: 5 things you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Organizers told CNN they had heard from well over 500 interested stores (out of approximately 9,000) across the country. Another organizer told CNN that Walgreens had asked regional leaders to mobilize and staff the pharmacies on Monday. It’s an incredibly rewarding job, but it’s hard,” said Amanda Applegate, the interim executive director of the Kansas Pharmacists Association. CVS pharmacists also walked off the jobCVS recently had a walkout and talks are not over. Another meeting with Shah is planned for late this week, but no time or location has been set, a CVS walkout organizer told CNN.

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☆ Walgreens walkout: Your pharmacy might be closed next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Employees at more than 500 of America’s approximately 9,000 Walgreens stores across the United States have expressed interest and solidarity, a Walgreens pharmacy employee and walkout organizer said, though fewer will likely end up participating. The planned action comes after pharmacy employees walked off the job at multiple CVS stores in the Kansas City area last week. “We have a widespread problem in the US of inadequate staffing in community-based pharmacies.”A CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC. CVS and Walgreens pharmacists are not currently represented by a union and these efforts have been coordinated by individual workers. However, multiple sources told CNN that employees at CVS and Walgreens have recently been in touch with union groups.

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☆ Private jet makers tout emission-fighting efforts, backlogs at air show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It will also test the strength of business jet demand, which surged during COVID-19 and swelled order backlogs, but could now face a softer economy. Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) has forecast up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth $274 billion from 2023 to 2032, up 15% from last year's outlook. BUSY QUARTERU.S. business jet traffic recovered faster in 2021 than commercial flight traffic, soaring above 2019 levels. Independent aviation analyst Brian Foley expects private jet usage in the United States to go down to more traditional levels this fall. Despite being a sellers' market, aviation attorney Stewart Lapayowker sees some early signs of softness.

☆ Private jet makers tout emissions-fighting efforts, backlogs at air show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It will also test the strength of business jet demand, which surged during COVID-19 and swelled order backlogs, but could now face a softer economy. BUSY QUARTERU.S. business jet traffic recovered faster in 2021 than commercial flight traffic, soaring above 2019 levels. Independent aviation analyst Brian Foley expects private jet usage in the United States to go down to more traditional levels this fall. Despite being a sellers' market, aviation attorney Stewart Lapayowker sees some early signs of softness. Some buyers in real estate and construction, sectors hit by rising rates, are reconsidering their orders, said Lapayowker, who leads Lapayowker Jet Counsel in Florida.

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