16 Apr, 2025

Why pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens are walking out

Business Pharmacy workers say poor working conditions and understaffing are putting employees and patients at risk, with increased demands on staffers becoming untenable and preventing them from doing their jobs properly. A Walgreens in Clovis, N.M., in January 2022. Adria Malcolm for The Washington Post By Aaron Gregg, Lisa Rein and Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post […]

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United Auto Workers, Stellantis reportedly reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford

Business The agreement could end a six-week strike by more than 14,000 workers at Stellantis assembly plants in Michigan and Ohio, and at parts warehouses across the nation. Striking UAW workers picket at the Jeep Assembly Plant on Oct. 9, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. AP By TOM KRISHER and HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press October 28, […]

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Boston workers are a lot less happy since heading back to office, BBJ poll finds

Local News “It could be that employees are sick of the changes.” Steve LeBlanc / AP, File Workers in the Boston area are more likely to be performing their duties in the office compared to a year ago, and, according to a new poll by the Boston Business Journal, most are not happy about it. […]

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Workers at Mass. plant join autoworkers’ strike

Business Fifty workers at a Stellantis plant in Mansfield walked off the job Friday as part of the nationwide UAW strike. Fifty auto workers at a Massachusetts parts distribution factory joined the nationwide United Auto Workers (UAW) strike Friday. The workers, who are employed at a Stellantis facility in Mansfield, walked off the job at […]

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Auto workers strike against Detroit’s big three car makers for first time in history

National News Workers are calling for better wages and benefits. Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), center, marches with UAW members and supporters during a Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg By Associated Press September 15, 2023 | 12:03 AM DETROIT (AP) — About […]

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