On Nov. 21, more than 20 workers at the Cannabis 21+ dispensary in the Mission Valley area of San Diego voted to join UFCW Local 135, marking a significant step in helping them secure better wages, benefits, and working conditions. The vote was conducted by representatives of the NLRB.
With this organizing win, UFCW Local 135 now represents the first of two Cannabis 21+ dispensaries in San Diego County and is eager to assist workers at the company’s second area dispensary in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego.
“The workers at Cannabis 21+ in Mission Valley have demonstrated incredible courage and solidarity in their decision to unionize,” said UFCW Local 135 Organizing Director Maribel Mckinze. “This is an important victory not only for them, but also for the growing movement to ensure that cannabis workers across California have a voice at work and access to better wages, benefits, and working conditions. We look forward to supporting their journey to a strong contract and standing with their colleagues in Sorrento Valley as they organize next.”
In addition to Cannabis 21+, UFCW Local 135 represents over 400 cannabis workers in San Diego and Imperial Valley’s cannabis industry, including March and Ash (nine locations), Stiiizy (two locations), Eaze, Harbor Collective, and Torrey Holistics.