Cannabis Labor and Wages

Cannabis Dispensaries Top Target for Labor Unions as More States Legalize
With the National Labor Relations Board adopting standards making it easier to organize, unions have recognized that now is the time to attack.
Jeff Toppel, partner, Bianchi & Brandt
Curaleaf Dispensary Workers Strike in Arizona; State Lawmakers Support Them
The multistate cannabis operator says it respects its workers’ rights, but a local union claims the company fired an employee for labor peace activity.
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Union Files Spying Charges Against Green Thumb Industries
Teamsters Local 777 filed the additional unfair labor practice charges against the multistate cannabis operator in Illinois.
Green Thumb's RISE dispensary workers strike for 13 days in late April in the Chicago area.
Green Thumb Workers Strike at 3 Dispensaries in Illinois
The unionized workers at a trio of RISE retail facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area coordinated the strikes through Teamsters Local 777.
Two retail workers from Green Thumb’s RISE Colorado dispensary in Joliet, Ill., wear hats with the company’s banded logos while they hold up Teamster Local 777 union branded shirts following a vote to unionize in June 2022.
Cannabis Price Declines Intensify Inflationary Market
Consumers are paying more for goods, but that isn’t always the case with cannabis.
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Curaleaf’s Refusal to Bargain With Union ‘Unlawful’
The National Labor Relations Board ruled this week that the multistate cannabis operator has engaged in unfair labor practices in Chicago.
Curaleaf workers in Skokie, Ill., followed in the footsteps of Curaleaf workers from Chicago, Worth and Mokena to vote in favor of joining the UFCW Local 881 last year.
Washington Files Lawsuit Against Spokane Cannabis Retailer, Claims $300,000 in Unpaid Wages
The state’s Labor Department and attorney general’s office filed litigation last week with an original complaint from more than three years ago.
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