About 429 members of UFCW Local 400 who are employed as pharmacists at CVS stores in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia recently ratified a new contract that includes record wage hikes.

The four-year contract, which took effect retroactively on March 25, 2025, provides for wage increases ranging from 9 percent to 15 percent over the life of the agreement. In addition, UFCW Local 400 secured an agreement from CVS to provide a 30-day notification of any store openings or closings, and won stronger labor-management cooperation.
“This is a great victory for UFCW Local 400 pharmacists,” said UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici. “They stood together in solidarity and, as a result, won pay increases that better reflect the invaluable services they provide to enhance their customers’ health and the enormous value they add to CVS as a company.”