Teamsters

Eighty-one workers at Growpacker have organized with Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California. According to the Teamsters, the company is the largest bottling facility in the California cannabis industry, as well as one its the largest providers of supply chain, manufacturing, and...

A dark cloud is hanging over the United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS) as the Teamsters Union, representing nearly 340,000 UPS workers, moves toward what could be the largest labor strike in the U.S. in decades.With the union’s contract set to expire at the end of July, a storm of labor...

Drivers at Amuse, a cannabis distribution company in Southern California, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 630. "These workers stood strong because they aren't afraid to stand up for themselves," stated Lou Villalvazo, Local 630 secretary-treasurer. "We look...

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...

Texas Lawmakers Weigh In On Reducing Marijuana Penalties Texas House members passed a measure that would reduce penalties for possession of cannabis and cannabis concentrates last month, reported Austin Chronicle. House Bill 218 from Rep. Joe Moody (D) would also instruct officers to stop arresting...

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...

Budtenders at Captain Jack's Dispensary in San Bernardino, California, are the latest group of cannabis industry workers to form a union in their workplace with the Teamsters. "Captain Jack's budtenders, like many in the industry, appreciate that their job allows them to pursue their...

Miscellaneous employees, Teamsters Local Union 987 have won an unfair labor practice complaint filed against SNDL Inc, (NASDAQ: SNDL) (formerly Sundial Growers Inc.) at the Alberta Labor Relations Board. The Teamsters complaint was about SNDL’s conduct in relation to a union organizing...

Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Voted Against Cannabis Legalization & Doesn’t Have A Stance On Cannabis Pardons Tudor Dixon said she doesn’t have an opinion on President Joe Biden’s recent cannabis pardons. She made the statement shortly after the ...

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have voted to ratify a new three-year collective contract agreement, the groups said. "We are pleased to have completed these agreements," said Canadian National (CN) CEO JJ Ruest in a release late Friday. CN...

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and union officials are at odds over a documentary and reports produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) in which the network explored the events surrounding a February 2019 fatal accident involving a CP train — including questions about how the investigation was...

Drivers at Universal Intermodal Services at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have voted to join Teamsters Local 848, marking the seventh company at the ports to employ workers represented by the union. There are 28 drivers in the bargaining unit. Workers say they are seeking affordable...

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and the Teamsters reached a tentative agreement to end the rail strike by about 3,200 rail workers. Normal rail operations resume at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 27, Teamsters Canada and CN said in on Nov. 26.  "We want to thank our customers for their patience and support...