Cannabis call centre workers join the union – UFCW Canada
Toronto – March 13, 2019 – Workers at the call centre for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionization with UFCW Canada.
Retail workers at a third Quebec cannabis outlet go union with UFCW
Montreal – February 27, 2019 – UFCW Canada is proud to announce that workers at the SQDC cannabis retail store in Mirabel have said “Yes!” to joining Canada’s leading union in the cannabis sector.
UFCW is first to unionize cannabis retailers in Quebec
Montreal – December 10, 2018 – UFCW Canada is proud to announce that applications to represent employees at SQDC cannabis retail locations in both Rosemont and Rimouski, Quebec have been certified by Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal (Tribunal administratif du travail, or TAT).
Workers at four Quebec cannabis stores join UFCW union
Montreal – October 18, 2018 – Cannabis workers at four retail locations in Quebec have chosen UFCW as their union.
Rights of cannabis workers must be respected too, says National President
TORONTO – October 17, 2018 — While adult consumers now have the right to legally purchase cannabis, what about the workplace rights and safety of the thousands of cannabis workers at the centre of this burgeoning Canadian industry?
UFCW members gain first-ever contract at Washington State cannabis retailer
Seattle, Washington – August 31, 2018 – UFCW21 members at the Have a Heart cannabis retail chain in Washington State have ratified the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in the state between a union and an adult-use cannabis retailer.