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 18th March 2019
PDA Union
We are inviting any PDAU members employed at Boots to volunteer to become part of our network at the company. We will need to fill a number of positions and to begin with we would like you to express initial interest in becoming part of the team.
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Wed 13th March 2019
PDA Union
The PDA Union have just won a recognition ballot which ended with an overwhelming win for the union, but say they believe the law on the overall process relating to derecognising a sweetheart union needs to be improved.
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Mon 11th March 2019
PDA Union
John Murphy, General Secretary of the PDA Union has written to Boots head Seb James, inviting him to create a new, positive chapter in employee relations at the company.
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Mon 11th March 2019
PDA Union
The result of the historic ballot was 3,229 votes (92.4%) in favour of the trade union, with only 266 votes (7.6%) supporting the senior management proposal. This also meant that 47.5% of those eligible to vote supported the union, which surpassed the 40% threshold required for the union to succeed.
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Fri 1st March 2019
PDA Union
The countdown clock on the PDA website shows there are now less than ten days remaining for completed ballot papers to be received by Kanto Elect, the company managing the process, but PDAU still say that there is time to vote.
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Tue 26th February 2019
PDA Union
The final set of communications to be sent to Boots stores has now been issued by both the PDAU and the company management. PDAU are encouraging all eligible boots pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists to read the printed materials, make up their own mind about the ballot and vote ASAP.
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Mon 25th February 2019
PDA Union
Pharmacists who have completed their ballot paper are reminded to make sure they post their return envelope to KANTO ELECT as soon as possible.
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Fri 22nd February 2019
PDA Union
Eligible pharmacists who have not yet received a ballot paper should request theirs today in order that there is still time for it to reach them, to complete it and for the completed paper to reach Kanto in time to be counted.
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Tue 19th February 2019
PDA Union
The PDAU has issued further communications to eligible Boots pharmacists, on the same day that ballot papers have been dispatched to their home addresses. You can view the latest communications online here.
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Sun 17th February 2019
PDA Union
Professional colleagues from across Europe have sent messages of support and best wishes for pharmacists voting in the ballot at Boots which is required to finally gain an independent voice at work.
