CVS California: 7000 employees strike. "I work full-time yet can’t afford to get health insurance, which is ridiculous, because CVS owns Aetna"

cyu@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

CVS California: 7000 employees strike. "I work full-time yet can’t afford to get health insurance, which is ridiculous, because CVS owns Aetna"

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 months ago

TIL CVS owns Aetna.

This explains a few things.

Mirshe@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

They also own CareMark, which is a pharmacy middleman…so CVS owns Aetna who covers you, then Aetna pays CVS for your prescriptions, then CVS pays CareMark for the pills (I think I have the order right there). Somehow, this is legal and totally cool despite the money never leaving the CVS ecosystem at all.

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 months ago

Don’t forget CVS running the Minute clinics to diagnose and prescribe!

Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

How the fuck is this legal?!

errer@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Article clearly says they’ve authorized a strike vote, not a strike…

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Comprehension is difficult.

JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

More unions everywhere all the time.

Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 months ago

CVS has a long history of shady practices.

buzz86us@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Wow not even an employee discount

CVS California: 7000 employees strike. "I work full-time yet can’t afford to get health insurance, which is ridiculous, because CVS owns Aetna"

CVS California: 7000 employees strike. "I work full-time yet can’t afford to get health insurance, which is ridiculous, because CVS owns Aetna"

‘Can’t afford health insurance’: California CVS workers take strike vote