Jim Glimco

Cannabis advisors and agents-in-charge at the Zen Leaf cannabis dispensary in Evanston, Illinois unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 777. Zen Leaf is a subsidiary of the multi-state operator Verano Holdings (OTCQX:VRNOF). "We successfully negotiated...

Cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs (OTCQX:CRLBF) in River North, Illinois, voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. “We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to Teamsters Local 777,” stated Jim Glimco, president of Local 777. ...

Cannabis workers at Verano’s (OTCQX: VRNOF) Zen Leaf dispensary in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area....

Workers at five Sunnyside Dispensaries — a subsidiary of multi-state cannabis operator Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) (FSE: 6CQ) — have reached tentative agreements for first union contracts with Teamsters Local 777. Why It Matters The contracts at the Illinois dispensaries...

On Friday, a peaceful rally organized by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 99, a private-sector union, advocated for the rights of the striking workers at Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.'s (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) cannabis dispensary in Midtown, Phoenix, Arizona, reported the Arizona...

The 13-day unfair labor practice strike led by Teamsters Local 777 in May at two Rise Cannabis dispensaries in Joliet and one in Niles, Illinois, which forced parent company Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF) to raise wages by 50%, has reached its conclusion. What Happened...

Cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at two Chicago-based dispensaries operated by Zen Leaf, a subsidiary of Verano (OTCQX: VRNOF), have both voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 777. Founded back in 1937, Teamsters Local 777...

Wellness advisors and other cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF), have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. "This is the fifth Cresco location to join our union," stated Jim Glimco, Local 777 president. "The more locations we organize...

Teamsters Local 777 has reached tentative agreements for cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at Zen Leaf dispensaries in Chicago and Schaumburg, Ill. Zen Leaf’s parent company, Verano (OTCQX: VRNOF), is the third multi-state operator that Local 777 has successfully bargained agreements...

Julie Devinney is the name of a cannabis employee who died Friday morning at a Green Thumb Industries’ (OTCQX: GTBIF) facility, a report from Rock Island, Illinois police confirmed. The police report, written by Officer Austin Frankenreider and obtained by WeedWeek also...

  Following the recent death of an employee at Green Thumb Industries’ (OTCQX: GTBIF) cultivation and manufacturing facility, the Teamsters issued an official statement calling on the multi-state cannabis operator to address its workers’ safety concerns. “...

Teamsters Local 777 has filed additional unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Green Thumb Industries (OTCQX: GTBIF), the parent company of RISE dispensaries. The charges come after the workers embarked upon the longest ULP strike at a cannabis retailer in U.S. history. “We are...

Teamsters Local 777 members at Verilife dispensaries in Illinois, owned by PharmaCann, ratified their first collective bargaining agreements in early May, which provide workers a 20% wage increase, additional full-time positions, guaranteed gratuities and employer-funded retirement...

A 13-day unfair labor practice strike led by Teamsters Local 777 at two Rise Cannabis dispensaries in Joliet, Ill. and one in Niles, Ill. forced parent company, Green Thumb Industries (OTCQX: GTBIF), to raise wages by 50% during the strike, according to the press release. Workers are now returning...

Teamsters Local 777 members at three Rise dispensaries a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX: GTBIF) in Chicagoland walked off the job on April 19th, at 4:20 p.m. CT to begin an open-ended unfair labor practice strike. The strike was precipitated by the company demanding that workers...