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Osco Management Ignores Information Requests, Past Practices During Bargaining

Osco Management Ignores Information Requests, Past Practices During Bargaining

| April 21, 2016

As bargaining continued on April 21 for Local 727-represented pharmacists, Osco has sung a different tune at the table. Since April 12, Osco has ignored repeated information requests from Local 727 about the company’s profitability and rates for prescription drugs, which the company claims are declining without proof.

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Osco Mischaracterizes Negotiations With Union

| April 20, 2016

Contrary to Osco’s claims, the union’s contract proposals are aimed at increasing pharmacy technician support, guaranteeing overlap and eliminating tasks that take away from primary job duties, and thus, compromise customer service and patient safety.

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Osco Management Makes No Movement, Refuses to Take Pharmacists’ Concerns Seriously

| April 19, 2016

Osco management rejected all of the union’s initial contract proposals while denying that problems even exist with scheduling, safety and other quality of life issues that the Teamsters Local 727 […]

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Union Bargaining Committee Demands More Tech Help, Overlap and Focused Job Duties as Negotiations with Osco Begin

Union Bargaining Committee Demands More Tech Help, Overlap and Focused Job Duties as Negotiations with Osco Begin

| April 12, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee presented a comprehensive contract proposal based on pharmacists’ demands as negotiations with Osco management opened April 12. The union proposals are aimed at increasing pharmacy technician support, guaranteeing overlap and eliminating superfluous tasks that take away from their primary job duties while compromising patient safety.

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Local 727 Osco Bargaining Committee Prepares for Contract Negotiations

Local 727 Osco Bargaining Committee Prepares for Contract Negotiations

| April 5, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee came together April 4 to prepare for contract negotiations with Osco management, which are set to begin April 12.

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