{"id":714,"date":"2016-03-04T22:08:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T22:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=714"},"modified":"2018-06-29T13:48:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T20:48:06","slug":"at-crossroads-for-marijuana-business-cannabis-workers-unionize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/at-crossroads-for-marijuana-business-cannabis-workers-unionize\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Workers Unionize At Crossroads for Marijuana Dispensaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Santa Ana in California has been at a crossroads in the ongoing debate of support &#8211; or setbacks &#8211; for legal marijuana dispensaries. In a historic step in a positive direction for\u00a0the medical cannabis industry,\u00a020 cannabis workers unionize and have become\u00a0the first in their county&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/cannabis-industry-booming\/\">cannabis industry<\/a> to join a union. Santa Ana City is the seat of Orange County, where unemployment rates and great recession recovery are cause for continued debate.<\/p>\n<h2>Cannabis Workers Unionize<\/h2>\n<p>When cannabis workers unionize, it represents, to workers and industry insiders, a greater public acceptance of cannabis. The move is being viewed as clear victory for cannabis supporters who have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/articles\/city-682386-santa-process.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faced setbacks<\/a> and growing pressure from neighbors to\u00a0ensure\u00a0dispensary facilities are on the up and up.<\/p>\n<p>Many are pleased that union contracts like this one generally have positive impacts on local communities and mean good, middle class jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufcw324.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFCW Local 324<\/a>, Orange County Labor Federation, believe that, once again, the pendulum is swinging back in favor of the medical cannabis industry and are pleased at what this means for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/marijuana-industry-jobs\/\">employment prospects<\/a> and local business. \u00a0In a recent announcement, union representatives shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We believe that the public will never see the workers who dispense this product as the professionals they are until they are compensated at a level deserving of that title.<\/p>\n<p>Our announcement today demonstrates that there are, indeed, conscientious and ethical dispensary owners who feel the same.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 cannabis workers unionize in Santa Ana, California which has given cannabis industry employees hope that the perception of dispensaries &#038; 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