Nanaimo, B.C. – April 8, 2024 – Workers at two Trees Cannabis locations in Nanaimo have joined their colleagues at other locations across Vancouver Island by joining UFCW Local 1518, establishing Trees Cannabis as British Columbia’s first private wall-to-wall unionized cannabis chain.
Winnipeg – June 16, 2023 – Over 100 cannabis members across The Joint locations in Manitoba are celebrating a contract victory after voting overwhelmingly in favour of accepting their first collective agreement.
Victoria, B.C. – December 1, 2022 – UFCW 1518 members at Seed & Stone cannabis dispensary are celebrating a first contract victory after unanimously ratifying their new collective agreement that increases wages, job protections and more.
Toronto – November 25, 2022 – UFCW 1006A members at Tokyo Smoke are celebrating a first contract victory after successfully organizing the downtown dispensary in the summer of 2021.
Vancouver – April 1, 2022 – Cannabis workers at Eggs Canna in Vancouver are the newest members to join BC BUD, a division of UFCW Local 1518, after a successful unionization vote in March.
Timmins, Ont. – March 23, 2022 – Cannabis workers are rising in Ontario, with workers from Sessions Retail Cannabis in Timmins, Ontario becoming the latest group of professionals to join the Green Wave at UFCW Local 1006A.
Ottawa – January 21, 2022 – Workers at Plateau Cannabis are the newest members to join UFCW 1006A after securing a successful certification vote that includes members from two retail locations in Ottawa.
Victoria, B.C. – November 26, 2021 – Budtenders at Burnside Buds are the newest cannabis workers to join UFCW 1518's growing cannabis division, BC BUD.
