The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951 announced today that workers at the Buchanan cannabis dispensary, High Profile, have voted in favor of union representation.
In a statement from the UFCW, workers at High Profile were concerned about job security and safety issues.
“The workers at High Profile made their voices heard with this vote, and we are thrilled to welcome them as members of UFCW 951,” John Cakmakci, UFCW 951 president, said. “We celebrate with the High Profile workers and look forward to bargaining a contract that will give them the guarantees and protections in the workplace they deserve.”
Two other cannabis shops, also located in Buchanan – Zen Leaf and Pinnacle Emporium – joined UFCW 951 in the past year.
“We formed our union to have more protections and to no longer be considered ‘at will’ employees,” Kate Hartley, a worker at the High Profile dispensary, said. “I know being in a union gives us power to bargain with our employer for better wages and working conditions.”
The UFCW announcement states that contract negotiations for High Profile workers will begin soon.
