(This story is part of the cover package in the September issue of MJBizMagazine.)
Conventional wisdom contends that businesses and labor unions are naturally adversarial. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Companies that find ways to work well with unions can thrive, while those that don’t might lose money because of lawsuits or labor strikes and suffer the indignity of embarrassing headlines that hurt their brand reputation.
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Business and union interests are more often in agreement than they are in opposition, according to many executives and union leaders.
“Happy, healthy, productive teams perform well and create an environment where customers want to come back. Our greatest asset is our team, because if the team is happy and performing well, customers want to come back,” said Lauren Carpenter, CEO of Embarc, a California cannabis retail chain that signed contracts with the United Food and Commercial
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