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Measure 119 – United for Cannabis Workers Act – Qualifies for 2024 Ballot. “Workers across every industry should have the freedom to unionize if they so choose. This ballot measure closes an age-old loophole that deprives that right to thousands of Oregon cannabis workers.” Dan Clay,President, UFCW Local 555

Measure 119 – United for Cannabis Workers Act – Qualifies for 2024 Ballot

Oregon – Measure 119, United for Cannabis Workers Act, has qualified for the 2024 election statewide in Oregon. If passed, the measure would ensure that cannabis workers’ freedoms to organize and bargain collectively are protected under state law. No one would be required to join a union, but workers would

Bargaining Update - Unity Retail: Local 555 meets with Kroger for First Round Union files Unfair Labor Practice in response to Employer failure to provide bargaining team with legally required data before start of negotiations.

Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Local 555 meets with Kroger for First Round

Union files Unfair Labor Practice in response to Employer failure to provide bargaining team with legally required data before start of negotiations. Today, your Bargaining Committee began bargaining for our new Union contracts throughout our Union’s area where we represent workers in Oregon and Washington. Representatives from Kroger, Fred Meyer,

UFCW 555 turns in signatures for IP 35: United for Cannabis Workers Act. “Simply put, the ballot measure will require any cannabis dispensary or processor to enter into a labor peace agreement affirming the right of their workers to form a union if they so choose.” Miles Eshaia, Communications Coordinator, UFCW Local 555

UFCW 555 turns in signatures for IP 35: United for Cannabis Workers Act

Oregon – On Friday, July 5, 2024 UFCW Local 555 delivered over 163,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State for verification of IP 35, about 46,000 more than what is required to qualify for the November ballot. Once verified, the initiative turned ballot measure is expected to appear on