11/20/2023
On Oct. 30, thousands of pharmacy workers at drugstore chains including CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens walked off their jobs. They stayed away from work for three days. They dubbed the walkout “Pharmageddon”—and promised more work stoppages if changes don’t occur. This highlighted the danger of ignoring employee complaints and the adverse publicity worker walkouts can generate.
11/15/2023
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict front and center into our lives and, as a result, also into our workplaces. You can’t stop employees from talking about current events, especially when those events are so horrific and so impactful on so many of us. The key for employers is to make sure those discussions remain calm and respectful.