While unions have been part of the American conversation for decades, the rocky road for the cannabis industry is just beginning.
In Rock Island, Illinois, cannabis workers are in a fight with harsh and allegedly illegal working conditions as they try to unionize. The state, which will soon be the 11th in the nation to have recreational marijuana, is ramping up for the start of legal sales in January.
After what workers call months of unfair labor practices, harassment, unlawful intimidation and more, a union has formed at Green Thumb Industries (GTI) along with a fight.
The problem now is that Green Thumb Industries is refusing to accept their existence. The ongoing fight has escalated to the local city council, where some councilors, known as Alderman, are asking for the company’s tax breaks to be taken away for violating the law.
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