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‘Booming’ Cannabis Industry ‘Seen As Fertile Ground’ For Union Expansion: Labor’s ‘Phones Are Ringing Off The Hook’ As Workers Seek To Win Good Pay & Conditions In Newly-Legalized Sector

Published Thursday, August 4, 2022

by Labor Story Link To The Guardian

‘Booming’ Cannabis Industry ‘Seen As Fertile Ground’ For Union Expansion: Labor’s ‘Phones Are Ringing Off The Hook’ As Workers Seek To Win Good Pay & Conditions In Newly-Legalized Sector

Reporter Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on growing Union organizing efforts in the newly-legalized Cannabis Industry as Workers seek to win good pay and working conditions. Already, the United Food and Commercial Workers and the Teamsters both represent thousands of Cannabis Industry Workers and are currently leading Union Organizing Campaigns to keep up with the pace of the industry’s growth, The Guardian reports.

To Read This Labor News Story, Go To: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/31/us-cannabis-industry-union-recognition

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