UFCW Archives - Cannabis News Box

Recreational cannabis sales in Illinois top $1B since January as workers move to unionize

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • November 12, 2021

Recreational cannabis sales in Illinois are sparking excitement among business owners. According to a recent report from the Chicago Sun-Times, sales topped $1.12 billion within the first 10 months of...

PharmaCann cannabis workers in New York and Curaleaf cannabis store workers in Illinois ratify union contract

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • October 31, 2021

A group of employees at two different cannabis dispensaries in the United States have voted to ratify union contracts with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). According to Local 881 of...

New Jersey cannabis company employees sign up with union

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • January 29, 2021

Employees working at New Jersey cannabis company Verano Holdings have voted in favor of ratifying a union contract with chapters 152 and 360 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Based...

UFCW celebrates triumph in $75,000 cannabis workers’ pay dispute settlement

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • January 7, 2021

A tedious dispute between the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) and three California cannabis companies has been settled in favor of the labor union. Each of the three involved companies...

UFCW grants unionization to California cannabis delivery company

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • October 30, 2020

Formal consent that will allow the employees of a California cannabis delivery company to embark on a three-year working contract has been confirmed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)....

San Jose is home to the first unionized pot shop in the South Bay

Union membership at San Jose cannabis dispensary means that employees can benefit from two weeks vacation, a salary that is $3 higher than California's minimum wage and they can even indulge in a 40 percent discount on products sold inside the store

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • September 6, 2019

Medmen has secured a partnership with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 Union to unionize a San Jose cannabis dispensary. Previously, MedMen partnered with UFCW Local 770 to represent its...