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Boots Ballot: How the company work with independent trade unions in other countries, but they won’t do that here.
Tue 5th February 2019
As an example of how Boots work with independent trade unions in other countries, Greta Torbergsen, General Secretary of the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Association (NFF) explains how pharmacists in Norway are negotiating better terms and conditions with Boots management. This contrasts with the actions of the Boots UK senior management who have spent years preventing pharmacists from having their trade union recognised.
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“Groundhog Day” proposal just proves Boots doesn’t listen
Mon 4th February 2019
Less than a year ago, more than 2,800 pharmacists at Boots sent a clear message though the ballot box to the company’s senior management that they rejected structures that were not actually free of company control or influence, but the senior management are behaving as if that vote never happened.
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Countdown to Boots Ballot deadline
Mon 4th February 2019
As the formal ballot period commenced today (Monday 4 February) The PDAU have updated their website countdown clock to show the time left for eligible pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists to cast their vote
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Boots ballot update: Pharmacists and trainee pharmacists (called pre-reg until end of summer 2021) should check they are receiving ballot materials
Fri 1st February 2019
The ballot period at Boots starts on Monday 4 February, so it's important eligible voters check they are already receiving publications sent to their home address as this will be the address to which the ballot paper will be sent on Monday 18 February. If they are not receiving them, they need to take action to ensure they receive the actual ballot paper
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Official notice of Boots ballot issued by the CAC
Tue 29th January 2019
The Central Arbitration Committee have issued the official notice of the Boots ballot. This legal notice must be displayed in all workplaces where eligible voters are based and includes instructions on what to do if you do not receive ballot papers.
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Boots Ballot Update: Ballot papers to be released on 18th February
Mon 28th January 2019
After Boots refused to support our application that ballot papers be issued as soon as possible, we have heard from the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) that they have decided that the ballot papers will be released on the 11th working day of the ballot period, which is Monday 18th February.
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Boots ballot: Pharmacists talk about the impact of “forced distribution” performance management
Mon 28th January 2019
Pharmacists have been responding to PDA Union after we published an article about Boots' performance management system and how it uses a forced distribution approach.
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Disappointing lack of support for pharmacists from the Boots Pharmacists Association
Sun 27th January 2019
The Boots Pharmacists Association (BPA) were a willing participant in blocking pharmacists from securing an independent voice at work for many years. Even now their executive is refusing to support a campaign for Pharmacists at Boots to secure recognition of a trade union of their choice.
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Boots UK and other Trade Unions
Sat 26th January 2019
We know that the senior management at Boots UK have spent years preventing pharmacists from having their trade union, the PDA Union, recognised, but that’s not the company’s attitude to working with trade unions representing other employees.
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PDA Union Statement: Boots’ management oppose early release of ballot papers
Fri 25th January 2019
Boots have previously indicated that they also want to see maximum voter participation so we have asked Boots to support an application to ensure ballot papers are issued as soon as possible, however in their response the company have said they will not, and are opposing early release of the voting papers.