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‘They Don’t Care About Us’: CVS Ignores Pharmacists’ Concerns

‘They Don’t Care About Us’: CVS Ignores Pharmacists’ Concerns

| May 3, 2016

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.

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Union Attorneys to Begin Drafting Final Pepsi Contract for Membership to Review

Union Attorneys to Begin Drafting Final Pepsi Contract for Membership to Review

| May 3, 2016

Pepsi management sent Teamsters Local 727 a draft contract document incorporating tentative agreements and the already agreed-upon merged language that combines all four previous contracts. The company said it will send the union an updated draft that also includes Pepsi’s complete last, best and final economic offer on Wednesday.

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Union Continues to Fight For CVS Pharmacists’ Overlap, Reasonable Work Hours

| May 2, 2016

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.

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Pepsi Sends Union Last, Best, Final Contract Offer

| May 2, 2016

Pepsi management sent the union its last, best and final contract offer on Monday. “The company’s offer doesn’t have every single thing the union asked for, but we did not give up a single concession,” said John T. Coli, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727.

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Union Offers to Enter Mediation After Osco Halts Movement

| April 29, 2016

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.

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