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Union Reiterates Osco Pharmacists’ Core Demands on Final Day of Bargaining

Union Reiterates Osco Pharmacists’ Core Demands on Final Day of Bargaining

| April 29, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee opened the last day of negotiations with Osco management Friday by reiterating pharmacists’ core non-economic demands: tech hours/overlap, coverage, part-timers’ benefits, job postings and floaters’ geographic restrictions.

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Union Readies Paperwork to Approve Strike Benefits for Osco Pharmacists

| April 28, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives are preparing to file the necessary paperwork with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to approve strike benefits for Osco pharmacists in the event of a labor dispute.

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Union Informs Public of CVS Pharmacists’ Unfair Working Conditions

Union Informs Public of CVS Pharmacists’ Unfair Working Conditions

| April 28, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives have taken action to inform the public of CVS management’s mistreatment of its overworked and understaffed pharmacists.

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Osco Surprises Union With Contract Extension Proposal

| April 28, 2016

At 8:37 p.m. Wednesday night — in a completely unexpected and unsolicited move —Osco management sent the union a contract extension proposal. The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Osco management have never once discussed a contract extension at the bargaining table.

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Local 727 Urges Osco to Work With Union, Company Still Ignoring Pharmacists’ Concerns

| April 27, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee opened contract negotiations April 27 by urging Osco management to work with the union to reach a fair agreement. “We need to change the dynamic of our ongoing partnership,” said John T. Coli, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727. “Over and over, we have expressed what our six core issues are, and if we can see movement on those issues, we can create a good relationship going forward.”

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