This week marks an additional round of walkouts at stores across the country as pharmacy employees ask for higher pay and improved working conditions.
Customers may be unable to pick up their medications this week as CVS and Walgreens pharmacy workers once again go on strike.Pharmacists organized the walkout event after several Kansas City CVS employees left their stores earlier in the month, but this new wave of walkouts has been deemed 'Pharmageddon.'At Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid, employees will call in sick from Monday through Wednesday, organizers say.
'We're committed to providing access to consistent, safe, high-quality health care to the patients and communities we serve and are engaging in a continuous two-way dialogue with our pharmacists to directly address any concerns they have.'CVS also said that the company is taking in recent feedback from pharmacy teams to make 'targeted investments to address their key concerns.
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