More Than 300 Ascend Wellness Workers Ratify First Union Contract, Ending Largest-Ever U.S. Cannabis Strike

Cannabis plant workers in Barry celebrate contract after 30-day unfair labor practice strike

BARRY, Ill. -Teamsters Local 916 reports that more than 300 workers at the Ascend Wellness grow house overwhelmingly voted in favor of a contract to end the month-long picket. It is the first contract between the marijuana provider and the union. “This victory belongs to the men and women at Ascend who stood together and refused to accept anything less than a fair contract,” said JP Fyans, President of Local 916. “Our members showed tremendous c…

More Than 300 Ascend Wellness Workers Ratify First Union Contract, Ending Largest-Ever U.S. Cannabis Strike

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information More than 300 workers at an Ascend Wellness cannabis cultivation facility in Barry, Illinois, have ratified their first union contract, ending a 30-day strike that the Teamsters called the largest in the history of the legal U.S. marijuana industry. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 916, overwhelmingly approved the agreement on Thursday, according to the union. The contract includes…