(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Cannabis Workers employed at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs in River North have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.

“We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to (the) Teamsters,” Local 777 President Jim Glimco said. “Dispensary Workers are seeing their counterparts at other locations organize with the Teamsters and they want to secure the benefits of a Union contract for themselves.  We look forward to helping these Workers get their first contract and continuing to organize Workers in the Cannabis Industry across Illinois.”

The River North dispensary is the sixth location to organize with Local 777.

In the Fall, Local 777 secured strong first contracts for the five other organized locations in Elmwood Park, South Beloit, Schaumburg, Rockford and Buffalo Grove, Illinois that contain significant improvements for Dispensary Workers.

“With all the negative news lately, watching Unions win has been incredibly heartening.  Getting to be a part of that in my own small way was amazing,” said Quinn Shaffer, a Wellness Advisor at Sunnyside. “It feels good to see things change for the better.” 

Teamsters Local 777 represents Workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.

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