PHOENIX — April 20, or 420, is one of the biggest shopping days for marijuana nationwide. While Valley dispensaries were packed Thursday morning, a group of cannabis workers gathered for a press conference to push for more benefits for the everyday cannabis worker. "These types of workloads have doubled, tripled, quadrupled in size, but the wages, the benefits, and definitely … [Read more...] about ‘Conditions are frankly abhorrent’: Valley cannabis workers unionize for better wages and benefits
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Meet the Teamsters unionizing the cannabis industry
As more states and districts around the country push for legalization, the cannabis industry has exploded in recent years, with researchers estimating that the industry could generate over $70 billion in sales by 2030. While investors and business owners have dollar signs in their eyes, though, it is the everyday employees, from growers and packers to bud tenders, who are … [Read more...] about Meet the Teamsters unionizing the cannabis industry
