Union organizing in the marijuana industry has been on the upswing in the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in new and emerging adult-use markets such as Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Several factors are in play, according to union officials and labor experts:
- The pandemic increased employee anxiety and concerns about workplace health and safety, opening the window for union organizing.
- More states are mandating “labor peace agreements” that prohibit employers from interfering with labor organizing. Labor peace pacts are more likely to lead to unionized workplaces over time.
- Unions are being more aggressive in targeting the nascent cannabis industry as they see membership decline in other economic sectors
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