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Cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs CRLBF in River North, Illinois, voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.
“We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to Teamsters Local 777,” stated Jim Glimco, president of Local 777. “Dispensary workers are seeing their counterparts at other locations organize with the Teamsters and they want to secure the benefits of a union contract for themselves. We look forward to helping these workers get their first contract and continuing to organize workers in the cannabis industry across Illinois.”
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The River North dispensary is the sixth location to organize with Local 777. In the fall, Local 777 secured strong first contracts for the five other organized locations in Elmwood Park, South Beloit, Schaumburg, Rockford and Buffalo Grove, Ill., which provide significant improvements for dispensary workers.
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“With all the negative news lately, watching unions win has been incredibly heartening,” said Quinn Shaffer, a wellness advisor at Sunnyside. “Getting to be a part of that in my