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Suspect unions’ effort to evade state law could hurt marijuana workers

Cannabis businesses in California and on the East Coast are evading worker-friendly licensing requirements by obtaining state business permits…

News March 31
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More marijuana store workers in Illinois join Teamsters

For the second time in two weeks, workers at a Sunnyside marijuana store in Illinois voted to join…

News January 24
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Trulieve Cannabis facing possible class action suit over terminated employees

Employees laid off by multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis filed a possible class action lawsuit alleging the Florida-based company…

News December 13
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Marijuana workers in California, Illinois, New Jersey vote to unionize

Labor unions organizing marijuana workers notched recent victories in three states, including with cultivators who don’t enjoy the…

News October 28
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Marijuana businesses in Michigan, Pennsylvania unionize

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has helped union two more marijuana businesses.

News September 6
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CA cannabis grower agrees to $825K class-action wage settlement

A California marijuana grower accused of cheating hourly employees out of overtime pay has agreed to a class-action…

News July 20
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Cannabis workers at 2 Acreage locations in New Jersey agree to unionize

More than 60 cannabis workers at two of Acreage Holdings' The Botanist locations in New Jersey are joining…

News April 12
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Illinois marijuana workers for PharmaCann, Curaleaf vote to unionize

Employees at two retail marijuana operations owned by PharmaCann in the Chicago area and at Curaleaf Holdings' store…

News November 3
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Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract

Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial…

News December 23
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