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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Tue 8th September 2020
PDA Union
The minutes of the latest Joint Consultative Committee meeting between representatives of the company and the PDA Union have been published.
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Thu 27th August 2020
The PDA
Pharmacists employed by Boots in several prisons are having their employment transferred to a subsidiary of the French multinational Sodexo that provides custodial and post-release services to the UK Ministry of Justice, including directly managing several prisons.
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Wed 22nd July 2020
The PDA
Pharmacists working in the NHS will understandably question why they were not included in the government's announcement this week. The PDA advises caution when reading the reports of the increases as some key facts have been left out of the Treasury press release.
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Fri 17th July 2020
The PDA
The PDA Union has submitted the 2020 pay claim to Boots on behalf of pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists.
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Thu 9th July 2020
PDA Union
The PDA have responded to an announcement from Boots which may lead to thousands of job losses as part of the next phase of the company's “Transformation Plan”.
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Thu 4th June 2020
The PDA
The PDA welcome Boots confirming that Prov-Reg pharmacists will be paid the same starting rate as would have been paid to newly qualified pharmacists, as agreed with the PDA.
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Fri 29th May 2020
The PDA
Boots have been able to announce their planned approach for safely reopening their store offering after consulting with PDA Union reps about safe practice.
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Mon 18th May 2020
The PDA
The PDA Union has been representing members whose employment is transferring from Boots to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
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Tue 12th May 2020
The PDA
As health and safety risks in pharmacies increase due to the relaxation of the COVID19 lockdown in England, and employees may need to challenge the safety of their workplaces, the PDA are recommending all members of the pharmacy team join a trade union in order to have an independent, expert voice at work.
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Mon 20th April 2020
The PDA
The PDA welcome the largest employers in community pharmacy adopting a policy of zero tolerance of any form of violence in their pharmacies.