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

The union representing CVS pharmacy clerks and technicians has ratified an contract with the pharmacy chain securing higher wages, more secure staffing and affordable health care plans for members. The two sides announced the agreement Oct.

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.