A potential rule requiring marijuana shops, in order to get a license, to enter into labor peace agreements in an effort to prevent any work stoppages had one senator this week comparing the scheme to organized crime.
Under draft rules for marijuana facility licensing, which have not taken effect, a labor peace agreement would be required for those seeking licensure. It does not require workers in marijuana shops to unionize.
A labor peace agreement “means an agreement between a licensee and any bona fide labor organization that, at a minimum, protects the state’s interests by prohibiting labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with the applicant’s business.”
Marijuana Regulatory Agency Executive Director was grilled on the potential rule during a Senate Appropriations Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee meeting this week.
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