Hugh Giordano

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 confirmed Wednesday that New Jersey-based dispensary NJ Leaf is the latest company to organize with the union. The dispensary owner, Ritesh Shah says he fully supports this decision. “NJ Leaf is committed to our...

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced that, as it ramps up efforts to unionize New Jersey’s cannabis industry workers, all of Curaleaf’s (OTCQX: CURLF) New Jersey retail locations have been duly organized as members of UFCW. Curaleaf’s Bordentown, NJ...

The Teamsters and United Food and Commercial Workers unionized more new members of the cannabis industry. Nearly 100 drivers and warehouse workers at Grassdoor, one of the largest cannabis delivery platforms in California, joined Teamsters Local 2785, uniting them with more than 300...

Employees at Curaleaf’s (OTCQX: CURLF) Edgewater, NJ., dispensary have voted to organize as members of United Food and Commercial Workers. The Curaleaf location in Edgewater originally served only medical marijuana patients, but now also serves the adult use market. Nationally, Curaleaf...

Four major cannabis companies are negotiating contracts to unionize their workforce in New Jersey to bring the total to a half dozen multi-state operators, according to the head of UFCW - Local 360.  Since recreational marijuana sales launched statewide this past April, two of eight major...

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by the employees of Wonderland Smoke Shop, becoming the first cannabis accessories business to formally ask the NLRB to conduct an election to unionize. Such businesses are not...

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced that employees at Columbia Care's (OTCQX: CCHWF) Cannabist retail location and Acreage Holdings’ (OTCQX: ACRHF) The Botanist have voted to organize through the UFCW. Workers at...