Hundreds of pharmacists who work at various Chicago-area Walgreens are planning protests in front of store locations throughout the month. The pharmacists are represented by the National Pharmacist’s Association, and the association and Walgreens have not had a contract for the past nine months. Nine hundred pharmacists in the Chicago area are represented by the National Pharmacist’s Association, and workers are planning to protest outside a few stores every day until early May. Although workers will be demonstrating and protesting outside of stores, they will not be taking strike action. Workers have dealt with inconsistent scheduling and worker shortages and they have also received minimal wage increases in recent years. Walgreens stated that it has implemented new technologies and centralized various services to reduce the heavy workload that pharmacists face.
See "Chicago-area Walgreen pharmacists to hold protests to demand wage increases and better working conditions", Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2024