PHARMACY

Osco Accepts Union’s Contract Extension Offer; Mediation Set to Begin May 18

Osco management has accepted the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee’s offer to extend the contract covering about 500 Chicago-area Osco pharmacists until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 20. The union’s…

Union’s Contract Extension Offer Contingent on Osco Accepting Mediation Dates

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee on May 4 offered to extend the contract covering about 500 Chicago-area Osco pharmacists until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 20. The contract extension…

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

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. “They don’t value any…

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

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,”…

Union Offers to Enter Mediation After Osco Halts Movement

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…