Budtenders and delivery drivers at an Ascend Wellness Holdings store in Michigan ratified a contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The contract covers 20-25 employees at the Ascend Cannabis store on Scribner Aven8e in Grand Rapids, Teamsters spokesperson Matt McQuaid told MJBizDaily after Friday’s announcement.
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“It is the second collective bargaining agreement in the Michigan cannabis industry that the Teamsters have ratified, and the first in the Western part of the state,” the Teamsters said in a news release.
Workers at an Ascend store in Morenci, Michigan, are also represented by Teamsters, McQuaid said.
The website for New York-based multistate operator Ascend Wellness lists eight total retail locations in Michigan.
“This contract is the gust of wind before the tornado of new organizing in the state,” Peter Finn, Teamsters’ Western Region vice president, said in a statement.
According to the union, the contract includes
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