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Welcome to the UFCW Professional Division
Welcome to the UFCW Professional Division Website. We have developed this site to provide you with immediate access to information which affects the pharmacists we represent. This site is intended to give special recognition to the dedicated pharmacists who make up our UFCW Professional Division.
We also want to hear from you and invite your input. If there are issues or questions you would like to see addressed, please contact your union webmaster by visiting your local union's website.
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SoCal UFCW Pharmacists Approve Contract
We are pleased to announce that all 7 Southern California local unions counted the returned pharmacist ballots and the contract has been accepted. The first wage increase is effective Monday Oct 10, 2011.
Thank you to all the pharmacists who voted and to those who attended the count at their local union. We received a large number of ballots and know that our pharmacist members are engaged and concerned about the future.
We look forward to working with all our pharmacist members under the new stand alone collective bargaining agreement.
Remember...please call our hot line at (866)421-6047 with any questions.
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Michael Straeter, Pharm.D
President – UFCW Local 1442
Rosalyn Hackworth
Secretary-Treasurer – UFCW Local 135
Current member – CA State Board of Pharmacy
Andrea Zinder
Secretary-Treasurer – UFCW Local 324
Former member – CA State Board of Pharmacy
Remember...please call our hot line at (866)421-6047 with any questions.
UFCW Pharmacist of the Month – February 2012
Gerry Afkari, of Local 1442, is the February 2012 Pharmacist of the Month
Geraldina "Gerry" Afkari
Gerry Afkari of Ralphs Grocery has been a pharmacist for 31 years. She received her degree from the University of Texas. Gerry is a very active member of UFCW Local 1442.
When Afkari worked for Thrifty, she was part of the "rank & file" negotiation committee in the late 80's and early 90's - who's goal was a "Pharmacists Only" Local. She continues to strive for a separate contract for grocery pharmacists.
Currently an Executive Board Member of the South Bay Pharmacist Association, Gerry also proudly served as the President & Secretary of that organization. In addition, she was also a member of the Board of Trustees for the California Pharmacist Association.
Q: What is it you like most about your job?
A: “I enjoy making a connection our patients and becoming part of their health care team.”
CPhA Outlook 2011 – A Huge Success
When: February 10-13, 2011
Where:
Palm Springs, at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center.
The UFCW Professional Division Booth was nearly overwhelmed with first time visitors & old friends.
Pharmacy students learned about our Union and many members had questions and/or suggestions. The weekend ended with a drawing for some amazing prizes. Surprisingly all were won by student.
Outlook is the premier California pharmacy convention where pharmacists meet each year to network, do business, obtain quality continuing education and participate in one of the largest state pharmacy exhibit halls in the nation. As always Outlook is sponsored by the California Pharmacists Association and the Pharmacy Foundation of California.
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