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Osco Finally Gives Union Regressive Health Care Proposal

Osco Finally Gives Union Regressive Health Care Proposal

| June 8, 2016

For the first time – after eight full meetings — Osco management finally gave the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee an official health care proposal as federal mediation resumed June 8.

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Pharmacists: Jewel-Osco’s Business Decisions Put Public at Risk

Pharmacists: Jewel-Osco’s Business Decisions Put Public at Risk

| May 27, 2016

Local 727 began informing the public of the safety risks associated with Jewel-Osco’s chronic understaffing amid ever-increasing pharmacist workloads by informational picketing outside Chicago-area stores.

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Osco Again Stonewalls Local 727 Bargaining Committee

Osco Again Stonewalls Local 727 Bargaining Committee

| May 20, 2016

After some initial, incremental progress on the second day of federal mediation, Osco management reverted to its practice of stonewalling the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee by refusing to make any meaningful movement Friday.

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Mediation Resumes Today; Osco Still Refusing to Address Pharmacists’ Concerns

Mediation Resumes Today; Osco Still Refusing to Address Pharmacists’ Concerns

| May 20, 2016

With mediation set to resume today, the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee is still waiting for Osco management to make reasonable movement in order to reach a fair agreement before the contract extension for about 500 Chicago-area pharmacists expires at midnight.

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‘There’s No Respect for the Profession’: No Progress Made After First Full Day of Osco Mediation

‘There’s No Respect for the Profession’: No Progress Made After First Full Day of Osco Mediation

| May 18, 2016

After spending 12 hours in federal mediation Wednesday, the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee is no closer to reaching a fair agreement with Osco management on a new contract for about 500 Chicago-area pharmacists.

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