Among the gains in the contract are the elimination of two-tier wage scale and an increased health care bonus.

CVS Health has reached a contract agreement with eight UFCW local unions in California. The unions had reached a tentative deal with the pharmacy giant in October following a three-day strike by workers at seven California pharmacies.

San Diego CVS pharmacy workers approved a new contract Friday night that included raises and other benefits.

CVS pharmacists, clerks and technicians voted Friday to ratify a new three-year contract with the pharmacy. The 7,000-plus employees, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, reached the agreement after months of negotiations and a three-day unfair labor practice strike in Los Angeles and Orange counties.