Workers at a New Jersey cannabis cultivation site have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152. The vote is the latest in a string of successes for the union’s Cannabis Division.
Twelve cultivators at the Cannabist Company CBSTF, previously Columbia Care, facility in Vineland, N.J., supported union representation through a majority card check in September, leading to the certification of the results by the NJ State Board of Mediation on Oct. 6. This certification designated Local 152 as the workers’ union.
“We are proud to represent these cannabis cultivators,” Local 152 president Brian String stated. “We take seriously their trust in our union. We will ensure their voice is heard and their hard work is respected. As our Cannabis Division grows, so does our strength at the bargaining table. A fair contract and fair treatment for cannabis workers is possible in New Jersey and beyond.”