Today I am choosing to share about the CVS strike that has been going on for about 3 months now. CVS workers all over the country but especially in Kansas and Missouri have gone on strike because of unhealthy work conditions. A pharmacist in California said they would have to deal with filling long queues of prescriptions, dispensing medication, answering calls with physicians and more all on their own. This is because of understaffing in chain pharmacies. This topic caught my attention because my pharmacists at my job were sharing their stories about when they use to work in chain pharmacies. One of them told me how she used to work the overnight shift all on her own and she would have to fill, verify, and dispense medications on her own. This made me think about how when I am at work, I complain about my job but in reality, we have it better than the chain pharmacies that people believe are better than private ones. Chain pharmacies might get your medication to you quicker, but they have unhealthy work conditions for their workers that in result, makes the service bad.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/19/cvs-walgreens-strike-pharmacy-workers