Pharmacy employees in the Netherlands plan to strike on Thursday and Friday next week, closing nearly 2,000 pharmacies nationwide. The strikes come amid ongoing protests since September against high workloads and demands for a salary increase. Union negotiators Ralph Smeets…

Employers of public pharmacies in the Netherlands are filing a lawsuit to prevent an announced strike by pharmacists’ assistants next week over wage and workload concerns. The strike, set for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, could leave pharmacies closed for nine…

Pharmacy staff in North Brabant and Limburg are set to strike for four days starting tomorrow, demanding a new collective labor agreement (cao). Hundreds from 438 pharmacies are participating, following previous stoppages aimed at securing better pay. The unions FNV…

Betty Pritchard, a dedicated pharmacist from Newport, has retired at the age of 91 after 59 years of service at Watkin-Davies pharmacy. Starting her career in 1965, she had previously worked for 13 years at another pharmacy. Known for her…