Walgreens Closures: Is Your Local Pharmacy Next?

Pharmacy employees at Walgreens are planning a walkout between October 9-11 to protest harsh working conditions that they say make it difficult to safely fill prescriptions. Employees cite burdensome prescription and vaccination expectations, chronic understaffing, low pay, high quotas, lack of breaks, abusive management, and violent customers. Similar walkouts have already occurred at CVS stores in the Kansas City area. Walgreens acknowledges the concerns raised by employees and claims to be committed to providing support and resources. The walkouts are part of a larger movement called "pharmageddon" and may continue as employees seek better working conditions.