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Illinois
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.
December 9, 2022
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.
New Jersey
Curaleaf Retail Workers Join Local Union in Edgewater Park, NJ
Roughly 35 dispensary workers from the multistate operator’s location in South Jersey voted to join the UFCW Local 360.
October 24, 2022
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Rhode Island
After 16 Months, Dispensary Workers Ratify Union Contract in Rhode Island
The contract at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center marks the first collective bargaining agreement for medical cannabis retail in the state.
August 18, 2022
Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center workers in Portsmouth, R.I., stand with their newly ratified union contracts in hand.
Missouri
Fired Dispensary Workers Claim Union Leadership as Root of Terminations
Two employees at the Root 66 medical cannabis dispensary in St. Louis were fired for “spying” the month before a union vote.
April 26, 2022
Root 66 dispensary workers celebrate their union election April 4 in St. Louis.
Michigan
Michigan Cannabis Retail Workers Vote to Unionize; Owner Offers Support
Dispensary employees at a provisioning center that is set to open on 4/20 in the southwest part of the state authorized UFCW union representation.
April 19, 2022
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951 announced April 18 that workers at Heritage Provisioning, a Battle Creek retail cannabis facility, became the first such group to authorize union representation in West Michigan.
Missouri
Workers Vote to Unionize at Medical Dispensary in St. Louis
Eight workers at the Root 66 South Grand retail facility were unanimous in a decision to organize with the UFCW Local 655.
April 5, 2022
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Massachusetts
Solar Therapeutics Budtenders Ratify First Union Contract
Workers at the Massachusetts dispensary voted unanimously to approve a three-year agreement for a broad array of benefits.
March 22, 2022
Solar Therapeutics dispensary workers in Somerset, Mass., hold up their negotiated union contract.
Michigan
Michigan Cannabis Workers Unionize With UFCW Local 876
Authentic 231 dispensary employees in Manistee organized earlier this month under vertically integrated cannabis company Left Coast Holdings.
March 21, 2022
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Rhode Island
Unionized Greenleaf Dispensary Worker Offered Reinstatement With Back Pay
The Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, R.I., settles all charges filed by union after NLRB investigation.
January 3, 2022
After an employee termination, unionized cannabis dispensary workers hold a one-day strike June 26 at the Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, R.I.
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Unionized Budtender Gets Job Back
Three weeks after getting fired amidst unionization efforts, Niko Kruzel returned to work at a Canadian dispensary.
November 29, 2021
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Massachusetts
Cannabis Workers at Solar Therapeutics in Somerset, Mass., Vote Yes to Join Union
Budtenders at the Somerset dispensary voted 10-4 to join UFCW Local 328.
October 18, 2021
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Rhode Island
Greenleaf Terminates Employee Involved With Union Negotiations in Rhode Island; Worker Strike Ensues
The UFCW Local 328 is now filing unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board.
June 30, 2021
After an employee termination, unionized cannabis dispensary workers hold a one-day strike June 26 at the Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, R.I.
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