All employees at Curaleaf Holdings’ New Jersey cannabis retail operations have now unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360.
According to the UFCW, workers at the multistate operator’s store in Bordertown on Thursday became the last to vote for unionization.
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That’s a trend in the marijuana space nationwide but particularly in pro-union markets such as California, Illinois and Massachusetts.
“Every Curaleaf employee in the state is joining the UFCW,” UFCW Local 360 President Sam Ferraino said in a statement.
“It’s exciting, but our work is far from done.
“We’ll continue to crisscross the state, visiting every location of every company to help employees exercise their rights, and to highlight the growing danger of fake company unions.”
The rise of fake unions has jeopardized inroads made by the UFCW and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, critics charge, while offering limited or no
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