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Osco Management Ignores Information Requests, Past Practices During Bargaining
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.
More Progress Made in Pepsi Negotiations; Subcommittee’s Work Results in Tentative Agreements
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Pepsi management continued to make progress during contract negotiations on April 20, reaching tentative agreements on key issues such as rest periods, personal cell phone use and weekly guarantees.
Osco Mischaracterizes Negotiations With Union
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.
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Osco Management Makes No Movement, Refuses to Take Pharmacists’ Concerns Seriously
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 […]
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