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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Drug Workers at Puffin reached out to Local 360 based on its expertise and prominence in the cannabis industry, and its successful effort to include a Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) mandate as a requirement for any business applying for a cannabis industry license.
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- Workers at Puffin reached out to Local 360 based on its expertise and prominence in the cannabis industry, and its successful effort to include a Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) mandate as a requirement for any business applying for a cannabis industry license.
- LPAs kick in whenever a majority of workers express interest in a bona fide labor organization, and stop employers from disrupting efforts by the labor organization to communicate with, attempt to organize and represent their workers.
- “We’re all invested in the future success of this great, young company, and of this industry,” said Kirsten Bennett, who led the organizing effort at Puffin.
- “The workers at Puffin are passionate about their jobs, about their customers, and about the broader cannabis business community,” said Pinelli.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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Drug Freehold, New Jersey based dispensary NJ Leaf – http://www.njleaf.com – is the newest company to make the choice to organize with UFCW Local 360, a choice that its owner Ritesh Shah fully endorses.
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- Freehold, New Jersey based dispensary NJ Leaf – http://www.njleaf.com – is the newest company to make the choice to organize with UFCW Local 360, a choice that its owner Ritesh Shah fully endorses.
- Beyond the local jobs created by NJ Leaf when it opened, the company also made use of union labor during its construction, including electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, and carpenters.
- “NJ Leaf opened in March, and has proven to be a valuable member of the growing New Jersey cannabis community,” said Hugh Giordano, UFCW Local 360’s director of organizing.
- That’s why welcoming NJ Leaf to the Local 360 family feels so apt.
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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Cannabis JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- The Cannabis Place announces the grand opening of its New Jersey flagship dispensary location this Thursday at 4:20 p.m.
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- JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- The Cannabis Place announces the grand opening of its New Jersey flagship dispensary location this Thursday at 4:20 p.m.
- Recently, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360, in partnership with The Cannabis Place, announced the completion of the country’s first-ever cannabis retail pre-apprenticeship training program.
- Held at The Cannabis Place’s community impact room adjacent to its dispensary in Jersey City, nearly two dozen local students learned the basics of working in a cannabis retail environment from UFCW Local 360’s experts.
- Every participant, after completing the two-week course, has now started their journey to a unionized cannabis dispensary career with The Cannabis Place.
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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Tutoring Held at The Cannabis Place’s community impact room in Jersey City, 22 local students are learning the basics of working in a cannabis retail environment from UFCW Local 360’s own experts.
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- Held at The Cannabis Place’s community impact room in Jersey City, 22 local students are learning the basics of working in a cannabis retail environment from UFCW Local 360’s own experts.
- Every participant, after completing the two week course, has a job with The Cannabis Place where they can accrue the time and experience needed to complete the apprenticeship program.
- “We have a visionary employer harnessing our unmatched cannabis industry expertise to train ambitious, local, but often overlooked talent.
- He is putting his U.S Marine Corps experience, and his unique perspective to work in the cannabis industry.
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Drug The Curaleaf cultivation site joins the company’s dispensaries in Bordentown, Edgewater and Bellmawr in choosing to organize with UFCW Local 360.
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- The Curaleaf cultivation site joins the company’s dispensaries in Bordentown, Edgewater and Bellmawr in choosing to organize with UFCW Local 360.
- MPX NJ’s dispensary is the first of two to hold a vote.
- “When you deal with companies like MPX NJ, it makes the process easier for everyone,” said Hugh Giordano, UFCW Local 360 director of organizing.
- The official AFL-CIO’s designated cannabis labor union, UFCW works with employees and business owners to create a successful, regulated cannabis industry that delivers family-sustaining jobs and is focused on social equity.
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Cannabist Kansai The contract covers Dispensary Associates and Senior Dispensary Associates, and is noteworthy both because the vote was unanimous, and because its guaranteed wage increases are retroactive to March.
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- The contract covers Dispensary Associates and Senior Dispensary Associates, and is noteworthy both because the vote was unanimous, and because its guaranteed wage increases are retroactive to March.
- The contract comes more than a year after Cannabist employees petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to support their push to unionize with UFCW.
- Workers at Cannabist elected to unionized to ensure their rights were protected and acknowledged as New Jersey’s cannabis industry evolves and expands.
- That push to unionize, gave employees a voice, and critical resources from Local 360, that led directly to the development of this first contract.
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Drug United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announces that, as it ramps up efforts to unionize New Jersey’s cannabis industry workers, all of Curaleaf’s New Jersey retail locations have been duly organized as members of UFCW.
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- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announces that, as it ramps up efforts to unionize New Jersey’s cannabis industry workers, all of Curaleaf’s New Jersey retail locations have been duly organized as members of UFCW.
- The company’s retail locations, in Edgewater, Bellmawr and Bordentown, serve Medical and Adult-Use clients.
- Employees at the three Curaleaf locations in New Jersey have certainly exhibited leadership qualities in choosing a bona fide union, like the UFCW, according to Giordano.
- “Every Curaleaf employee in the state is joining the UFCW,” said Sam Ferraino, Jr., UFCW Local 360’s president.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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Drug United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is pleased to announce the decision by workers at Valley Wellness in Raritan, NJ., to unionize as members of UFCW.
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- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is pleased to announce the decision by workers at Valley Wellness in Raritan, NJ., to unionize as members of UFCW.
- “Valley Wellness, and its owner Sarah Trent, have already proven to be a great addition to the growing New Jersey cannabis community,” said Hugh Giordano, UFCW Local 360’s director of organizing.
- “Sarah and her team clearly recognize the roll professional employees play in driving long-term success,” added Giordano.
- The highest scoring 2019 applicant for a medical dispensary license, Valley Wellness recently announced its intention to pursue a conversion license, allowing expansion beyond medical marijuana and into adult-use.
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Pain United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is proud to publicly endorse New Jersey Assembly Bill A4911, authorizing production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness.
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- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is proud to publicly endorse New Jersey Assembly Bill A4911, authorizing production and use of psilocybin to promote health and wellness.
- Importantly, A4911 both decriminalizes psilocybin production, possession, use, and distribution, and expunges past offenses.
- “We welcome the introduction of this thoughtful piece of legislation,” said Sam Ferraino, president of UFCW Local 360.
- Local 360 looks forward to working with legislators and industry to replicate that success when psilocybin is legalized.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Cannabis United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is pleased to announce the decision by workers at Harmony Foundation, and its Harmony Dispensary in Secaucus, NJ., to unionize as members of UFCW.
Key Points:
- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 is pleased to announce the decision by workers at Harmony Foundation, and its Harmony Dispensary in Secaucus, NJ., to unionize as members of UFCW.
- Harmony employees can now add their names to the quickly growing ranks of UFCW Local 360 from across New Jerseys young marijuana economy.
- They carefully considered, and then selected, the career-supporting benefits that come with joining Local 360, said Hugh Giordano, UFCW Local 360s director of organizing.
- Its the right time to join with Local 360, and were proud that these workers came to the same conclusion.
