PHARMACYOsco management opened contract negotiations on April 12 by stating its goal was to show how much they care about pharmacists, not only during negotiations but “on a daily basis, where it really counts.” However, since then, the company’s actions have done nothing but demonstrate the exact opposite.
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.
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.
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 […]
CVS representatives on Tuesday sat on their hands for more than eight hours — failing to respond to contract proposals or even meet with Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee members — then followed that up with another drawn-out session on Wednesday.
Teamsters Local 727 Featured on The Workers’ Mic on WGN Radio
Teamsters Local 727’s Principal Officer and Secretary-Treasurer John Coli Jr., Recording Secretary and Business Manager Caleen Carter-Patton and General Counsel Jayna Brown were invited into the WGN studios recently to […]
For the first time in history, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters hosted rank-and-file Presidential roundtables last December. At these roundtables, every declared candidate for President was invited to participate and […]
Numbers Don’t Lie, Pepsi Management Does!
On the second to last day of bargaining before the current contract expires, Pepsi management abruptly ended bargaining before lunch. At their request, the morning session started at 10am with […]
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