These Essential Workers Have Reached Meltdown Status - Thom Hartmann

[Rhiannon12866]

Pharmacy workers, largely from CVS and Walgreens, are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore…they’ve had enough. Pharma protests, non-union but organized, have been happening across the country, seeking relief from under-staffing and asking for paychecks they can actually LIVE on. Will these giant corporations meet demands before employees go nuclear? - Aired on 11/01/2023.

[Auggie]

1. Customers are reaching meltdown status too

Though Thom mentioned Rite Aid in this report, I find them better at overall customer service and responsiveness than CVS. I'll be switching my Medicare Plan D in January so I can shop at Rite Aid -- and pay MORE -- to escape the inadequacies of CVS. Besides their frustrating pharmaceutical services, most the stores I'm my area and poorly stocked and slovenly. Yuck.

[murielm99]

2. I no longer go to Walgreens.

I stopped going there over two years ago. I go to a local pharmacy that treats me right and actually has a better Medicare D plan than Walgreens. I just renewed my Medicare D yesterday.

[murielm99]

3. Walgreens has bought up

a lot of Rite Aid stores.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. I hope this idea isn't too crazy

I’ve managed to hang onto my health until past traditional retirement age, so what about obtaining work as a pharmacy technician and fight for change from within - including union organizing activity? I guess I’m having ‘legacy’ anxieties.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I'm wondering how that could happen with so many different pharmacies across the country

They even have pharmacies in grocery stores now, at least they do around here. My brother gets his prescription at one of them. And I admit I go to Walmart and the pharmacy couldn't be more helpful. My doctor named a couple of pharmacies in the area that had a lower markup (I used to go to CVS near my office) and the Walmart was closest. They always ask if I have any questions and if it's a new prescription for me, like a short term one from my dentist, I'm required to speak to the pharmacist who advises me when to take it and mentions any possible side effects, like not driving until I get used to it.