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PDAU announce union network at Lloyds Pharmacy
Mon 26th April 2021
The PDA Union has announced the initial network of union representatives under the recognition agreement with Lloyds Pharmacy
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IWMD: Reminding everyone why safety at work is so important
Thu 22nd April 2021
The PDA is encouraging members to take part in an International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) activity that will help remind everyone why safety at work is so important. IWMD takes place on 28 April and is a global tribute to those who died at work.
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STUC welcomes the PDA Union to the Scottish trade union family
Tue 20th April 2021
The 124th STUC conference has heard of an increase in affiliated membership over the past year, boosted by the announcement that the PDA Union, representing 32,000 pharmacists across the UK, has affiliated to the trade union umbrella organisation for Scotland.
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PDA call on employers to support exam candidates once results are announced
Sun 18th April 2021
The GPhC have confirmed that provisionally registered pharmacists who do not pass their assessment will be removed from the register at 09:00am on Thursday 29th April 2021.
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Covid-19 vaccination session rates in Scotland are indicative of a wider problem for pharmacists
Fri 16th April 2021
The PDA has continued to support locum pharmacists who have been subjected to changes in the arrangements for their role in providing Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland.
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Northern Irish trade union movement supports pharmacist campaigns
Fri 16th April 2021
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is now formally supporting PDA campaigns for pharmacists following the PDA's participation in the ICTU 2021 Biennial Delegate Conference
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PDA urges pharmacists to stay safe and take adequate rest breaks
Sat 10th April 2021
Proper rest breaks are an important element of maintaining a safe environment for patients and helps to protect the health and wellbeing of workers.
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Introducing the new PDA Regional Committee
Thu 1st April 2021
The PDA Regional Committee is made up of elected members that are pharmacists from different sectors of the profession who collectively and individually have responsibility for recruiting, engaging and representing members in their region.
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PDA members at Rowlands concerned as some told they will receive no pay increase
Thu 25th March 2021
The PDA is receiving calls from pharmacists at Rowlands that have concerns about the company's decision and communications regarding pay rates, including from some who claim that their Regional Leaders have just phoned pharmacists to tell them there will be no pay increase this year.
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Health Campaigns Together conference
Wed 17th March 2021
PDA Union is part of the campaigning group Health Campaigns Together (HCT) who recently held a virtual conference entitled 'The Pandemic and Privatisation.'