“Workers at a Lakeview weed dispensary owned by the state’s largest cannabis operator became the first in the state to unionize this week. Workers at Cresco Labs’ Sunnyside dispensary, 3812 N. Clark St. elected to be represented by Local 881 of the United Food...
“In a historic first for Illinois, workers at the Sunnyside cannabis dispensary in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood have voted overwhelmingly to unionize. Overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, the union certification election was conducted by mail due...
“Amazon warehouse workers in New York walked off the job to demand protection against Covid-19. A county judge in Illinois pressed two McDonald’s franchises to work out an agreement with their employees about the supply of masks and hand sanitizer. And grocery...
“Concerned about their safety on the job as the coronavirus pandemic continues, workers at Chicago-area grocery stores, marijuana dispensaries and other essential businesses are increasingly pushing to unionize. Workers at Sunnyside dispensary in the Lakeview...
Illinois Cannabis Unions Contact Us Now Home News Resources Union Jurisdictional Agreements Contact Us Illinois Cannabis Jobs Should Be Union Jobs “In Chicago, 17 percent of city residents, or approximately 461,000 people, live below the poverty line. And that...
“The labor union best known for representing the checkout personnel at national grocery chains is hoping to negotiate contracts for workers in Nevada’s cannabis industry, from trimmers to budtenders. The United Food and Commercial Workers’ website says it...
