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☆ Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, other chains could stage nationwide walkout and rallies in coming weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Walgreens organizer said they have been in talks with pharmacy staff from other retail chains about participating in the group walkout. The person sees nationwide walkouts across several retail pharmacy chains as the "next step" in the fight against current working conditions. A Walgreens spokesperson redirected CNBC to the company's earlier statement in response to the walkouts pharmacy staff held this week. Pharmacy staff participating in the nationwide effort would also hold demonstrations outside the stores that workers walk out of, according to the people who spoke to CNBC. UFCW directed CNBC to a statement released Thursday in support of the recent walkouts staged by Walgreens and CVS pharmacy staff.

Persons: Shane Jerominski, Prem Shah, walkouts, Jerominksi, UFCW Organizations: Walgreens, CNBC, U.S, Pharmacists, CVS, Pharmacy, Kroger, Jerominski, IAM Healthcare, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union Locations: Kansas City, U.S, walkouts, Canada

☆ 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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