Boots pharmacists and pre-registration graduates had the opportunity to vote yes for a better future, and an independent voice at work. The postal ballot ran for five weeks from Monday 4 February, with a deadline for completed ballot papers to be received by noon on Monday 11 March 2019.
The PDA Union was formed by pharmacists, for pharmacists. Our focus has always been on protecting and improving professional autonomy, working conditions and employment terms for pharmacists and we know Boots pharmacists want us to be recognised so that we can improve their working experience.
In order to achieve a legal decision that requires the company to recognise the PDA Union, the ballot result must be a majority of “YES” votes, and the number of “YES” votes must be at least 40% of those entitled to vote (approximately 2,800 votes).
Latest articles about our campaign for Boots Recognition
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Mon 20th January 2020
The PDA
The PDA Union and Boots have jointly announced further pay increases for pharmacists at the company.
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Tue 24th December 2019
The PDA
More than 500 pharmacists, some PDA Union members and others not, completed a recent survey which followed up on the first pay settlement negotiated with pharmacists at the pharmacy multiple.
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Thu 12th December 2019
The PDA
The PDA is representing the interests of pharmacists who are being transferred from Boots to a new employer in Derby. We are also making sure that they are not unlawfully disadvantaged by the transfer.
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Fri 1st November 2019
The PDA
The 2019/20 pay year is the first in which pharmacists have been able to collectively negotiate improvements to their pay at Boots.
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Fri 1st November 2019
The PDA
The 2019/20 pay year is the first in which pharmacists have been able to collectively negotiate improvements to their pay at Boots.
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Tue 29th October 2019
The PDA
Meet the PDA Union members that make up the Boots Network.
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Meet the PDA Union reps that make our Network in Boots.
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Wed 9th October 2019
The PDA
The PDAU promised to give £1 to charity for each vote cast in the recognition ballot at Boots this year, and as a result, a total donation of £3,500 has been split between two charities.
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Fri 20th September 2019
The PDA
The network of PDAU representatives at Boots is now in place with most representatives trained. The network have already adopted a mantra of resolving workplace issues at the company “Earlier, more locally and together” to make life better for individual pharmacists and for the company.
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Thu 19th September 2019
The PDA
The PDAU promised to give £1 to charity for each vote cast in the recognition ballot at Boots this year, and as a result a total donation of £3,500 has been split between two charities. The first half of the total amount raised has been donated to the National Autistic Society (NAS).