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Together, we have the ability to negotiate from a position of strength with employers over wages, benefits, workplace health and safety. job training and other work-related issues.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE– Seeking higher pay, career advancement and better protection from the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis workers from Chicago to Springfield have begun to unionize, planting a seed that could reshape the fast-growing marijuana labor landscape.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE– The Lincoln Park dispensary the second in the state to unionize as the nascent weed industry takes root in Illinois.
POLITICO– Illinois is the fastest growing market in the country
ILLINOIS TIMES -As industry booms, Illinois employees want better pay and protection
ABC CHANNEL 20– “What we specifically are fighting for is safer working conditions, a more consistent schedule, and transparent communication from up top,” Ascend employee Andrew Feeney said.
JACOBIN MAGAZINE– Workers at Windy City Cannabis allege that lack of adequate compensation and protection in such a lucrative industry, amid a pandemic, led them to organize with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881.
