A growing number of pharmacists around the country are seeking to unionize due to working conditions and staff shortages. Workers at various retail pharmacies around the United States are petitioning for a union election, and are seeking union representation from The Pharmacy Guild. The Pharmacy Guild is a group that was recently formed by pharmacists and is supported by the IAM Healthcare union. The guild is focused on unionizing pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens. A major CVS pharmacy in Las Vegas, Omnicare, has filed for union representation. The pharmacy employs around thirty pharmacists and other staff, and the location fills medications for nursing homes around Nevada. Pharmacists state that these major corporations do not understand the large amounts of pressure that pharmacists face to meet company performance targets, and the guild will allow the voice of pharmacists to be heard.
See "Many pharmacists are beginning to seek union representation after The Pharmacy Guild recently formed", Emily Le Coz, USA Today, March 26, 2024