Pharmacists with CVS and Walgreens have launched a series of walkouts over three days to improve workload management and better working conditions. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on how these non-union workers are trying to increase patient safety and how companies are dealing with some pharmacy closures.
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Good for them. I hope it catches on for everyone that needs more money to keep up with their overinflated costs.
Yay’❤❤❤❤awesome
Good for them!
Yea I will
This is Sara corbello walgreens sucks big time
Walgreens filled 2 of my medications and sent them to a different state then stated that i didn't have any more refills so they couldn't do anything about it.. I wouldn't buy a soda or candy bar from them now let alone my prescription… Also CVS sells your personal data to telemarketing firms including your phone number…hope they both close down.
Everything said here is true. When you lack competition and have two major players essentially they can do as they please. They become emboldened to ring out more and more profit at the expense of the real human workers and customers. Meanwhile corporate CEOs and upper level execs salaries have risen 1,000 percent since the 1970s. Unregulated capitalism and a paid off Congress at its finest.
I never met a happy pharmacist 😢
Call ahead? I waited over 2 hours for them to answer the phone and I’ve literally seen their phone off the hook!
Hey America, see what happens when you choose big corporate chains over locally owned stores? Just cause it's more convenient?
Your robbing the system to resell n then making the victims homelss
I have noticed a huge slow down at CVS na Walgreens particularly. I had to get my son's antibiotics from the local Ingles. I understand their frustrations though. Its all give and take and crazy balancing act. Maybe they should try and get more students in pharmacy school so theres no need to pile on all these other responsibilities. Pharmacists work hard.
Good for them! Walgreens and CVS CEO's need to sell their yachts and part with some $$ for the people that actually DO the work.
we need to get rid of wall street. Stake Holder Capitalism instead of Share Holder.
CVS and Walgreens…
Right next door to each other 🤪
Patient safety?!! There are patients who can die if they go 3 days without their medication.
Covid 😂😂😂
A question for the reporters: Does the person have to be a doctor in order to administer prescriptions? Perhaps it differs state by state, but I'm pretty sure the answer is "no" in Illinois. I've seen several pop-up vaccination events. Heck I just got my latest flu/covid vaccination in a pharmacy-less grocery store. The table said they were employees of Walgreens, but I didn't ask what their titles were. Allowing trained non-doctors to administer vaccinations seems like a simple solution.
The big fish in the pharmaceutical game could pay more! Walk out baby!
I go to Walmart
If going to get crap service might as well go to a cheap place