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PHARMACY
Union’s Contract Extension Offer Contingent on Osco Accepting Mediation Dates
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee on May 4 offered to extend the contract covering about 500 Chicago-area Osco pharmacists until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 20. The contract extension offer, which also includes full retroactivity, is contingent on the company agreeing to meet with the Local 727 Bargaining Committee and a federal mediator on Wednesday, May 18, and Friday, May 20.
‘They Don’t Care About Us’: CVS Ignores Pharmacists’ Concerns
After seven negotiation meetings with the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee, CVS management is still refusing to listen to pharmacists’ concerns about their diminishing working conditions.
Union Continues to Fight For CVS Pharmacists’ Overlap, Reasonable Work Hours
CVS management continues to demand that pharmacists work longer days while cutting their weekly hours. “Like we have been saying all along, this contract is about quality of life issues,” said John Coli Jr., President of Teamsters Local 727.
Union Offers to Enter Mediation After Osco Halts Movement
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee offered to enter mediation with Osco management after the company did not mirror the major movement by the union on the final scheduled day of bargaining Friday.
New Labor-Management Committee Meetings to Provide Vehicle for Union, Osco Pharmacists to Affect Change
The Teamsters Local 727 Osco Bargaining Committee made significant movement Friday by withdrawing proposals and referring them for continued discussion in the newly agreed upon Joint Labor-Management Committee meetings. The […]
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