Tag: Ocean State Cultivation Center
RISE Dispensary workers vote to unionize, join Local 328
WARWICK – Workers at another local cannabis dispensary have agreed to unionize.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 announced Tuesday that personal care...
A rank and file revival: New labor movement hits R.I.
Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...
For cannabis industry, bookkeeping not easy
Stories of cannabis business owners carrying around backpacks filled with cash while doing business are symbolic of an industry saddled with the challenges that...
PLANTING THE SEED: Stakes are high as R.I. officials lay groundwork...
It’s really no longer a matter of “if” recreational use of marijuana will be legalized in Rhode Island. Now it’s more a question of...
As R.I. cannabis industry grows, so does unionization
As the cannabis industry is poised to expand in Rhode Island, the move to unionize its workers is gaining momentum.
The latest example: Workers at...
Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center employees to unionize
PORTSMOUTH – The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 announced late Monday that the employees at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center voted overwhelmingly to...
With agreement, Ocean State Cultivation Center becomes R.I.’s first unionized cannabis...
PROVIDENCE – The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 and Ocean State Cultivation Management jointly announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a...
Union gets toehold in R.I.’s marijuana industry
THE NASCENT CANNABIS INDUSTRY in Rhode Island is expanding quickly and attracting the attention of a national union best known for organizing supermarket workers.
The...