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.

The CVS workers’ strike, which affected about 7,000 workers across California, is over, and a tentative agreement between the union and the pharmacy chain has been reached. The agreement, announced by the United Food & Commercial Workers Locals 5,

CVS Pharmacy workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 in Southern California, declared a strike at 7 a.m. Friday and began picketing. The union represents nearly 7,000 CVS workers, and its members last month voted to authorize a strike.

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.

The union represents nearly 7,000 CVS workers who are on strike to protest what leaders say are unlawful activities that have interfered with bargaining and prevented employees from reaching a

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 workers in Southern California have had enough, hitting the picket lines on October 19, 2024, in a strike action aimed at better pay, improved healthcare, and fair treatment at the bargaining table.