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'Pharmageddon': CVS, Walgreens Protests Spread As Workers Seek Better Conditions 'Pharmageddon': CVS, Walgreens Protests Spread As Workers Seek Better Conditions
'Pharmageddon': CVS, Walgreens Protests Spread As Workers Seek Better Conditions Around a thousand pharmacy workers across the country have walked off the job as part of a strike to protest conditions. The so-called "Pharmageddon" series of walkouts at pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens stores started Monday, Oct. 30, and is expected to continue at least through the middle of the week. Around 900 people from about 10 states could participate, organizers of the ongoing protest told NBC News. A growing workload and understaffing are the main reasons for the protest, organizers say, noting that the pharmacy workers are not unionized. In a statement to KDKA in Pi…