{"id":122,"date":"2020-07-17T17:06:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T17:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufcw.test.vmgdev.com\/?post_type=industries&#038;p=122"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:55:46","slug":"cannabis","status":"publish","type":"industries","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/who-we-represent\/cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"cta-cannabis\">Start Unionizing Your Cannabis Workplace Today!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"html\">\n<br>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"html\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"gravityforms\/form\" id=\"cta-122\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>UFCW is the Cannabis Workers&#8217; Union.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than a decade, our union has been proud to help lead the development and stabilization of the emerging cannabis industry through our innovative Cannabis Workers Rising campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We represent tens of thousands of cannabis workers across the US in dispensaries, labs, delivery, kitchens, manufacturing, processing, grow facilities and more \u2014 helping workers secure better wages, protection from unfair discipline, and great benefits with a union contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" 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You can come to work knowing that your job is secure, and you get to negotiate the protections and benefits you need to thrive on the job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forming a union helps ensure that you and your coworkers get respect for all the value you bring to your job, and we\u2019re here to help you get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"html\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"html\">\n<br>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 contained-block module-padding\" data-module=\"gallery\">\n    <h2 class=\"gamma\">Hear from Members of the Union for Cannabis Workers<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"tw-flex tw-flex-wrap\">\n                                                                                                                            <div class=\"tw-mb-12  tw-w-full\">\n                        <a\n                            aria-label=\"We are the Cannabis Union\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2Rt8_iVo_-Q\"\n                            class=\"relative block\"\n                            data-lity>\n                            <div data-id=\"video-holder-10301126\" class=\"play-button tw-w-full tw-aspect-ratio-16\/9 tw-relative \">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    class=\"tw-absolute tw-object-cover tw-w-full tw-h-full\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/07\/SAU-cannabis-thumbnail.jpg\"\n                                    data-object-fit=\"cover\"\n                                >\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"tw-mb-12 md:tw-w-1\/2 md:even:tw-pr-4 md:odd:tw-pl-4 tw-w-full\">\n                        <a\n                            aria-label=\"How We Organized Our Dispensary\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bjlxjCqAY7c\"\n                            class=\"relative block\"\n                            data-lity>\n                            <div data-id=\"video-holder-1029102822\" class=\"play-button tw-w-full tw-aspect-ratio-16\/9 tw-relative \">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    class=\"tw-absolute tw-object-cover tw-w-full tw-h-full\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/07\/919-thumbnail_02.jpg\"\n                                    data-object-fit=\"cover\"\n                                >\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"tw-mb-12 md:tw-w-1\/2 md:even:tw-pr-4 md:odd:tw-pl-4 tw-w-full\">\n                        <a\n                            aria-label=\"The Benefits of a Cannabis Union\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qs7A1AoWKso\"\n                            class=\"relative block\"\n                            data-lity>\n                            <div data-id=\"video-holder-569444620\" class=\"play-button tw-w-full tw-aspect-ratio-16\/9 tw-relative \">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    class=\"tw-absolute tw-object-cover tw-w-full tw-h-full\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/07\/338-thumbnail_02.jpg\"\n                                    data-object-fit=\"cover\"\n                                >\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UFCW partners with cannabis workers, patients, consumers, community allies, elected officials, and business owners to achieve the shared goals of creating an industry with family-sustaining jobs and a focus on social equity. Through these partnerships and worker organizing, we have been able to set high standards throughout the industry in our union contracts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been a key leader in coalitions and advocacy groups that work for real change at all levels of policy and have been instrumental in working to advocate for the good jobs provided by the medical and adult-use cannabis industry. By crafting and supporting targeted legislative efforts, along with negotiating the best contracts for workers, we\u2019ve been able to set high standards throughout the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wherever cannabis is legalized, the UFCW is committed to building a successful industry with a thriving, diverse and skilled workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 contained-block module-padding\" data-module=\"interruptor\">\n    <article class=\"transition-300 tw-transform hover:tw-bg-bluegray tw-rounded-lg card-hover\">\n    <a\n        aria-label=\"Learn how a union could benefit you.\"\n        class=\"tw-overflow-hidden  tw-flex box-shadow tw-rounded-lg tw-flex tw-items-stretch\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/start-a-union\/\"\n    >\n            <div class=\"card-image\">\n            <img\n                class=\"lazy\"\n                alt=\"\"\n                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2024\/05\/start-a-union-web-hero-image-header.jpg\"\n                data-object-fit=\"cover\"\n            >\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"tw-px-6 tw-py-4 tw-flex-grow sm:tw-px-10\">\n            \n            <p\n                class=\"tw-font-serif\n                topline line-blue                 large            \">\n                <span class=\"\">Learn how a union could benefit you.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"max-width tw-overflow-auto \">\n    <div class=\"container module-padding\">\n                    <h2 class=\"gamma\">Recent Cannabis Victories<\/h2>\n        \n        <div class=\"sm:tw-flex tw-flex-wrap tw--mx-3 tw-mt-6 sm:tw-mt-8\">\n                                            <article class=\"tw-w-full tw-mb-10 sm:tw-mb-0 sm:tw-w-1\/3 sm:tw-pr-4 md:tw-pr-8\">\n                    <a class=\"topline topline-extra-padding line-blue tw-block md:tw-flex tw-items-start tw-mx-3 tw-group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/cannabis-workers-in-maryland-ratify-first-contract\/\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                              alt=\"\"\n                              class=\"tw-max-w-32 md:tw-max-w-48 md:tw-w-1\/2 md:tw-pr-8\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2024\/03\/local-27-cannabis-150x100-c-default.jpg\"\n                            >\n                        \n                        <div class=\"md:tw-w-1\/2 tw-pt-4 md:tw-pt-0\">\n                            <p class=\"epsilon\">\n                                <span class=\"tw-border-b tw-border-transparent group-hover:tw-border-navy group-focus:tw-border-navy transition-300\">Cannabis Workers in Maryland Ratify a First Union Contract<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"tw-hidden sm:tw-block small\">March 15, 2024\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"tw-w-full tw-mb-10 sm:tw-mb-0 sm:tw-w-1\/3 sm:tw-pr-4 md:tw-pr-8\">\n                    <a class=\"topline topline-extra-padding line-blue tw-block md:tw-flex tw-items-start tw-mx-3 tw-group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/cannabis-workers-join-local-152-2\/\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                              alt=\"\"\n                              class=\"tw-max-w-32 md:tw-max-w-48 md:tw-w-1\/2 md:tw-pr-8\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2024\/02\/152-local-canna-150x100-c-default.jpg\"\n                            >\n                        \n                        <div class=\"md:tw-w-1\/2 tw-pt-4 md:tw-pt-0\">\n                            <p class=\"epsilon\">\n                                <span class=\"tw-border-b tw-border-transparent group-hover:tw-border-navy group-focus:tw-border-navy transition-300\">Cannabis Workers in New Jersey Continue to Join Local 152<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"tw-hidden sm:tw-block small\">February 22, 2024\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"tw-w-full tw-mb-10 sm:tw-mb-0 sm:tw-w-1\/3 sm:tw-pr-4 md:tw-pr-8\">\n                    <a class=\"topline topline-extra-padding line-blue tw-block md:tw-flex tw-items-start tw-mx-3 tw-group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/arizona-cannabis-workers-make-history-by-joining-local-99\/\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                              alt=\"\"\n                              class=\"tw-max-w-32 md:tw-max-w-48 md:tw-w-1\/2 md:tw-pr-8\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2024\/02\/local-99-2-1024x768-1-150x100-c-default.jpg\"\n                            >\n                        \n                        <div class=\"md:tw-w-1\/2 tw-pt-4 md:tw-pt-0\">\n                            <p class=\"epsilon\">\n                                <span class=\"tw-border-b tw-border-transparent group-hover:tw-border-navy group-focus:tw-border-navy transition-300\">Arizona Cannabis Workers Make History by Joining Local 99<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"tw-hidden sm:tw-block small\">February 8, 2024\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>What We\u2019re Fighting For<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-wages-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37717\" style=\"width:41px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Living Wages<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We deserve fair pay for the value we bring to our dispensaries, grow and processing facilities, kitchens, and labs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-job-security.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37704\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Job Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Us growers, budtenders, and cannabis workers are fighting for contracts that protect us from being disciplined and fired unfairly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-healthcare.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37702\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Better Healthcare<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As cannabis workers, we deserve comprehensive and gender-inclusive healthcare policies that help us protect our wellbeing at all times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-reuniting-families.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37710\" style=\"width:41px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Safer Working Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re fighting for safe working conditions across the cannabis industry, including better in-store security for budtenders at dispensaries and sufficient PPE for growers and production staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-fair-scheduling.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37700\" style=\"width:38px;height:38px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flexible and Consistent Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re unionizing to establish fair and predictable scheduling practices that help us live balanced lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-equal-rights-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37697\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:50px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Respect and a Voice on the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Working as a budtender or grower requires expertise, and we deserve respect for the knowledge we bring to our facilities. Starting a union helps us secure this respect, along with a say in how our dispensaries, grow facilities, kitchens, and processing plants are run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it mean to unionize with UFCW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW represents thousands of Cannabis workers across the country &#8211; helping them secure the benefits and protections they deserve through a union contract. When you have a union at your grow facility, dispensary, or lab, you get the ability to come together with your coworkers and negotiate the wages, benefits, and policies you need to do your best work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kinds of benefits and protections do Cannabis workers across the country get?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of our union budtenders and growers have already won strong contracts at their facilities! Through these contracts, they\u2019ve secured job protections, wage increases, guaranteed holiday pay, retirement benefits, safer working conditions, and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But I like my manager; why would I want to unionize?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of our union budtenders and growers have already won strong contracts at their facilities! Through these contracts, they\u2019ve secured job protections, wage increases, guaranteed holiday pay, retirement benefits, safer working conditions, and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if I like the way my Cannabis job operates now, and don\u2019t want to change anything?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you love the way your kitchen, dispo, or processing facility operates, you can still benefit from having a union! Starting a union helps you and your coworkers make things even better &#8211; empowering you to change more than you could ever do alone. Winning a union contract also helps you secure the things you already love about your job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will I get in trouble if I talk to you or my coworkers about a union?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have a legal right, under the National Labor Relations Act, to talk about your working conditions with your coworkers. However, it is important to be strategic about these conversations. You can learn more about how to discuss starting a union safely by <strong><a href=\"#cta-cannabis\">filling out our intake form<\/a><\/strong> and connecting with a cannabis union organizer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much do union dues cost?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Union dues are usually a very small portion of your weekly pay. However, you don\u2019t start paying union dues until you vote to ratify your first contract! This means you only start paying once you feel your union contract is worth the membership cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask yourself this &#8211; would you ever vote yes on a contract that didn\u2019t leave you better off?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I get started organizing my dispensary, grow facility, or lab?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best way to start a union at your cannabis job is to <strong><a href=\"#cta-cannabis\">fill out our form<\/a><\/strong>! 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