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CVS Management Threatens Teamster Pharmacists During Bargaining, Union to File Unfair Labor Practice Charges

| July 21, 2016

Representatives of CVS threatened “to do things that would be to the detriment of pharmacists” after Teamsters Local 727 would not agree to the company’s regressive proposals during contract negotiations on Thursday, July 21.

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CVS Again Wastes Time, Refuses to Make Meaningful Movement

CVS Again Wastes Time, Refuses to Make Meaningful Movement

| July 20, 2016

CVS management once again wasted a full day of the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee’s time, making no meaningful movement from its unreasonable demands and adding only 15 cents to its meager wage proposal at the very end of the 10th negotiation meeting July 20.

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Osco Pharmacists: Give Us Your Input Before Negotiations Resume!

Osco Pharmacists: Give Us Your Input Before Negotiations Resume!

| July 20, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives and stewards have been talking to Osco pharmacists to continue gathering input as the Local 727 Bargaining Committee prepares to return to the bargaining table on July 28.

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Security and Fire Safety Officer Understaffing Could Lead to Labor Dispute at Navy Pier

Security and Fire Safety Officer Understaffing Could Lead to Labor Dispute at Navy Pier

| July 19, 2016

Unfair labor practices coupled with concerns over understaffing and job security for 160 fire safety and security officers could lead to a labor dispute at Navy Pier.

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With CVS Negotiations Set to Resume July 20, Local 727 Participates in Informational Picket

With CVS Negotiations Set to Resume July 20, Local 727 Participates in Informational Picket

| July 18, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 continued its efforts to inform the public of the safety risks associated with CVS management’s mistreatment of overworked and understaffed pharmacists as union representatives participated in an informational picket outside Chicago-area pharmacies on July 15.

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