Kansas City CVS Walkout Postscript: 'It's Like Running A McDonald's'

Again . . .

These labor complaints are important because they're coming from highly-skilled white collar workers complaining about the dearth of corporate help & accountability. 

Even worse . . . Their work product is CRITICAL and people's lives are at risk if/when something goes wrong.

Here's the round-up and hope of help . . .

One week after a large walkout forced at least a dozen stores to shut down in the Kansas City area, CVS is promising changes. But another round of pharmacists' walkouts got widespread attention Wednesday.

CVS has cut back on staffing, including less time for technicians to assist pharmacists, even as the demand for prescriptions and vaccines grow, the protesters say. CVS announced plans at the start of this year to cut or shift hours at thousands of its pharmacies.

"It's like running a McDonald's with just one person," a pharmacist said, adding that they must work alone for the vast majority of the 64 hours a week their store is open.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many in Kansas City just walked out

After a large walkout forced at least a dozen stores to shut down in the Kansas City area, CVS promises change. But critics say the crisis in staffing and unfair pay extends beyond that market.

CVS pharmacists walking off the job to protest working conditions

CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.

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