According to the union, the average CVS clerk makes less than $20 an hour and can’t afford to buy insurance from CVS, a health insurance company.

Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company, and plan to continue picketing until negotiations resume Wednesday.

Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.

Employees of seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California went on strike to demand better pay and health care — the latest sign of turmoil at the company whose CEO recently resigned amid store closures and a plummeting stock.

CVS pharmacy clerks and technicians are entering their fourth day of a strike Monday after walking off the job and onto picket lines at four locations in Los Angeles and another three in Orange County as their union pushes for a new contract and alleges unlawful labor practices.