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Zen Leaf Rogers Park Workers Ratify First Teamster Contract!
The new collective bargaining agreement won by Teamsters at the Zen Leaf Rogers Park location includes wage increases of at least 18 percent over the lifetime of the agreement, more paid holidays and time off, employer-funded 401(k) contributions, and protection against unjust terminations. Another significant win was a provision that requires a successor employer to honor the collective bargaining agreement in the event another company takes over the operation.
“Cannabis belongs to the people, people who have paid and those who continue to pay the unfair price for its use and possession,” said Jesse Guice, a Local 777 member from the Rogers Park dispensary. “As the cannabis industry has grown, profits have been prioritized over people far too often. Unionizing is first step for the people to take cannabis back.”
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The new collective bargaining agreement won by Teamsters at the Zen Leaf Rogers Park location includes wage increases of at least 18 percent over the lifetime of the agreement, more paid holidays and time off, employer-funded 401(k) contributions, and protection against unjust terminations. Another significant win was a provision that requires a successor employer to honor the collective bargaining agreement in the event another company takes over the operation.
“Cannabis belongs to the people, people who have paid and those who continue to pay the unfair price for its use and possession,” said Jesse Guice, a Local 777 member from the Rogers Park dispensary. “As the cannabis industry has grown, profits have been prioritized over people far too often. Unionizing is first step for the people to take cannabis back.”
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