The PDA Union has initiated discussions of a merger with the BPA several times over the years, but the BPA has always chosen instead to maintain its close links with company management, through a consultative relationship which we believe is ineffective. We would remain open to a merger with the BPA to form a stronger, united organisation to represent Boots pharmacists.
This could include, for example, the BPA forming a division of the PDA Union to represent Boots pharmacists. Alternatively, if the BPA did not wish to do this, it could maintain its existing consultative relationship with the company, but without the formal agreement in place with Boots (this is how the BPA operated prior to establishing the agreement in 2012).