CVS pharmacy clerks and technicians walked off the job and onto picket lines at select locations Friday as their union pushes for a new contract and alleges unlawful labor practices.

Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company. The walkout, which affected four stores in Los Angeles and three in Orange County,

The union represents nearly 7,000 CVS workers who are on strike to protest what leaders say are unlawful activities that have interfered with bargaining and prevented employees from reaching a