Teamsters Are Gathering More And More Marijuana Workers To Push For Better Industry, This Is The Latest Dispensary To Join

Wellness advisors and other cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs CRLBF, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.

"This is the fifth Cresco location to join our union," stated Jim Glimco, Local 777 president. "The more locations we organize, the greater leverage we have during bargaining. We look forward to working with members at all five locations to negotiate agreements that reflect how valuable they are to their employer, patients, and customers."

Peter Finn, Teamsters western region international vice president and food processing division director, "We have momentum both in Illinois and nationally because cannabis workers are recognizing that the best opportunity for building a prosperous, long-term career in this craft is through a Teamster contract. We look forward to getting them a good contract, like we've already done with other multi-state operators in Illinois."

Crystal Hernandez, a wellness advisor who voted to join Local 777, stated: "I support the Teamsters because I want to be able to have one job, and not have to work multiple jobs to survive."

Recent Teamster Activity

• Patient care advocates and dispensary supervisors at Bloc Dispensary, a subsidiary of Justice Cannabis Company, have voted to join Teamsters Local 618.

• Eighty-one workers at Growpacker have organized with Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California.

• In June, drivers at Amuse, a cannabis distribution company in Southern California voted to join Teamsters Local 630.

• In June, Teamsters Local 777 filed additional unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Green Thumb Industries GTBIF, the parent company of RISE dispensaries. The charges come after the workers embarked on the longest ULP strike against a cannabis retailer in U.S. history.

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