Workers at Illinois Ascend Wellness Location Authorize Strike

Workers at Illinois Ascend Wellness Location Authorize Strike

Members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness in Barry, Illinois, voted Monday to authorize a strike as they seek their first contract. The strike was approved by a 92% margin. In a statement, Shane Wilmer, a cultivator at Ascend and Local 916 member, said that the company "brings in millions of dollars every year off of [workers'] backs." "This company can afford to give us the contract we deserve. We are ready to do whatever necessary to g…

Press Releasse: NewsIllinois Local 916 Teamsters Authorize Strike At Ascend Wellness "“After more than a year at the bargaining table, our members have had enough of this company’s delay tactics,”"

Members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness in Barry, Ill., have voted by a 92 percent margin to authorize a strike as they fight for their first contract. The workers cultivate, process, package, and distribute cannabis products for one of the nation’s largest multistate cannabis operators. “After more than a year at the bargaining […]