The Pharmacy Guild Speaks Out on Federal Lawsuit Against CVS Pharmacy. Our nation’s pharmacy professionals and our patients deserve better.

Boston Globe: ‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit. The Department of Justice says the pharmacy giant unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances. The staffers who...

BREAKING NEWS Pharmacists at CVS stores in Westerly and Middletown, RI, have voted YES to unionize with The Pharmacy Guild!

Pharmacy professionals are coming together for safer staffing, improved patient care, and better working conditions. And there’s more—Middletown pharmacy techs just filed to unionize, too!  Congratulations to both Rhode Island stores for this incredible win!

The Pharmacy Guild Launches Filing for 100+ Specialty Pharmacy Facility in California, the Largest Unit to File to Unionize with The Guild Since Its Inception

In eighth filing for the union, pharmacy professionals continue to organize in demand for higher patient safety standards   Redlands, California— The movement to unionize America’s pharmacy industry hits a major milestone this week. One hundred thirty five pharmacy...

BREAKING NEWS: Walgreens Pharmacy Professionals Unionize in Historic Vote in Washington State, With Unanimous Member Support

Walgreens Workers in Vancouver Win Their Union Election Vote, Successfully Establishing the First Unionized Walgreens Pharmacy in the Nation with The Pharmacy Guild and Taking the Wave of CVS Pharmacy Unionizations Industry-Wide Vancouver, Washington — Pharmacy...

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We stand at a critical moment in the history of the Pharmacy profession. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians at corporate chain retail giants have recently staged unprecedented walkouts to protest unsafe staffing levels and dangerously high workloads. These are not...

Pharmacy Technicians at 24/7 CVS Store in Rhode Island Vote Unanimously to Form Union With the Pharmacy Guild

Pharmacy professionals in CVS’ home state continue to rapidly unionize in demand of higher patient standards   Woonsocket, RI — Pharmacy technicians at a 24/7 CVS store in Wakefield, RI, have won their union election with The Pharmacy Guild (TPG) with a unanimous...

Pharmacy professionals at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island win union elections with The Pharmacy Guild, making history in CVS’ home state

The successful unionizations outside CVS’ national headquarters mark the second and third election wins by pharmacy workers organizing with The Pharmacy Guild in just four weeks Woonsocket, RI — Pharmacy professionals organizing at two CVS corporate retail stores in...

Las Vegas pharmacy workers vote to unionize, calling for higher pay and consistent hours

ABC 17 News Las Vegas: A group of pharmacy workers in Las Vegas are now the first to join a new national pharmacy union. "I think that pharmacy professionals, both pharmacists and technicians, have just had enough," said Pharmacy Guild Co-Founder Dr. Shane Jerominski....

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Pharmacy Guild leaders brought a strong commitment to patient advocacy to the American Pharmacists Association conference where we launched the RxForChange Safe Staffing Petition, a campaign for pharmacy professionals and supporters dedicated to improving standards...

Pharmacy walkouts lead to beginnings of pharmacy union

By Mickie Cathers | March 2024

During the fall of 2023, pharmacy personnel staged walkouts at Walgreens and CVS stores citing unhealthy and unjust working conditions that put patient safety at risk. These protests by pharmacists and pharmacy personnel, which also included pharmacy labor advocates, led to the launch of the Pharmacy Guild, a formal unionization effort for pharmacy workers.

A Voice for Pharmacy Professionals

We stand at a critical moment in the history of the Pharmacy profession. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians at corporate chain retail giants have recently staged unprecedented walkouts to protest unsafe staffing levels and dangerously high workloads. These are not new problems, but they have intensified exponentially due to rampant corporate greed and consolidation, as well as increased workload and job responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In taking collective action, these courageous Pharmacy professionals have put their professional and ethical obligations to patients first, pointing out that dangerously low staffing and inadequate resourcing of pharmacies increase the risks of mistakes and compromise patient care. These walkout actions, organized entirely by employees, sent a powerful message to the industry and to fellow Pharmacy professionals that fundamental changes must be made to ensure patient and employee safety. Now, that courage has helped launch the next step of our movement: the only pharmacy union by and for pharmacy professionals, The Pharmacy Guild.

 

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