By John Schroyer
Source: Green Market Report
As the U.S. cannabis industry has grown, so has the industry’s participation in organized labor unions, a development worth noting in wake of the Labor Day weekend.
Just this year alone, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which is probably the biggest force of organized labor in the sector, and as the cannabis industry has grown, so has the union’s membership and power, has established a membership footprint of more than 10,000 in the cannabis industry, spread across 22 states plus the District of Columbia.
In the first quarter of 2024, the UFCW gained another 365 members, won 17 elections and ratified 12 contracts, a union spokesperson said.
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