Staffers at Walgreen’s pharmacies around the country will stage walk-outs through Wednesday this week to put a spotlight on working conditions they call unsafe and a danger to patient safety, the Washington Post reports. The rolling walk-out will impact hundreds of stores around the country.
Pharmacists, technicians and support staff say the company has put more demands on them as they look to streamline profitability, requiring pharmacy staff to juggle a multitude of tasks while trying to maintain patient care and customer service levels. “When you’re a pharmacist, a missed letter or a number that’s wrong in a prescription could kill somebody,” one of the work action organizer said.