![]() The company said it has made $265 million in incremental investments in its nationwide pharmacy team this fiscal year and has created dedicated positions to manage inventory and administrative tasks for pharmacists. Walgreens representatives also told CNN that there have never been corporate quotas and that all task-based metrics for retail pharmacy staff as part of team members’ performance reviews were eliminated last year. ![]() “Walgreens isn’t responding, they’re not fixing those things.”Ī representative from Walgreens said the company has increased training for new pharmacists but has put a pause on what it called “non-critical” training during the busy immunization season. “We don’t believe that Walgreens is allowing us to give our patients safe care on a daily basis,” the organizer explained. At the same time, the worker said, they’ve cut training hours for new technicians. However, in reality, staffing is much lower than that. ![]() The company sets performance expectations based on the number of team members each pharmacy should have, said the pharmacy worker. As a result, employees often find themselves falling behind and dealing with angry customers. The coordinated action at some Walgreens stores is in response to what pharmacy employees call burdensome prescription and vaccination expectations levied on pharmacists from corporate management, according to the organizer. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo credit should read JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images Starbucks Chief Operations Officer and Group President Rosalind "Roz" Brewer speaks at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 2019. The planned action comes after pharmacy employees walked off the job at multiple CVS stores in the Kansas City area last week. ![]() Some employees plan to walk out for just one day, while others expect to shutter their pharmacies for all three days.Įmployees at more than 500 of America’s approximately 9,000 Walgreens stores across the United States have expressed interest and solidarity, a Walgreens pharmacy employee and walkout organizer said, though fewer will likely end up participating.ĬNN spoke to employees at three Walgreens stores in three states who said they plan on walking out. Pharmacy employees at some Walgreens stores, including pharmacists, technicians and support staff, are planning a walkout between October 9-11, an organizer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution from the chain, confirmed to CNN. Now, they’re demanding change by staging a series of walkouts across the country. Employees at two of the largest drugstore chains in the United States say harsh working conditions make it difficult to safely fill prescriptions, which could put the health of their customers at risk. ![]()
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