With CBD legal for purchase nationwide and cannabis becoming legal in more and more states, these industries are becoming a new industry to organize. This organizing is being led by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), their sister union the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and the Teamsters. The UFCW, which is […]
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on June 7, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Brian Young, Cannabis, CBD, hemp, Nature’s Root Labs, pro-union, Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union, rwdsu, Teamsters, ucommblog, UFCW, UFCW Local 1625, UFCW Local 7, Union Harvest, union-packed, union-sold products, unionize, United Food and Commercial Workers, USA union-made, wwaflcio
UFCW union leads the development and stabilization of emerging hemp sector
on May 29, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Cannabis, Cannabis Workers Rising, farm, hemp, labor, UFCW, union, Workers
The UFCW union family has been proud to help lead the development and stabilization of the emerging cannabis sector through their innovative Cannabis Workers Rising campaign, which has existed since 2010. The UFCW represents tens of thousands of cannabis workers across multiple states. UFCW members in the legal cannabis industry work in growing and cultivating […]
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