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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Michael Sainato

US pharmacy workers strike over ‘dangerous’ workloads as CVS and Walgreens rake in profits

A close-up of a woman's hands with neat nails holding an orange prescription bottle full of white gelcaps.
Angered by increasing workloads and cuts to their hours, workers across the US have walked off the job. Photograph: Chris Carlson/AP

Pharmacists and support staff at some of the US’s biggest drugstore chains say they are at a breaking point: as the companies take on more healthcare services, both staffing levels and hours have declined, and the pressure is too much, some say.

Angered by increasing workloads and cuts to their hours, workers have walked off the job.

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