{"id":62168,"date":"2025-06-25T17:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=62168"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:31:44","slug":"first-union-contract-secured-by-cannabis-workers-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/first-union-contract-secured-by-cannabis-workers-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"First Union Contract Secured by Cannabis Workers in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\">After months of negotiations, members of UFCW Local 400 who work at the Story cannabis dispensary in Mechanicsville, Md., ratified their first union contract on June 9. These workers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2023\/11\/13\/more-cannabis-workers-in-maryland-join-local-400\/\">joined UFCW Local 400<\/a>\u00a0in October of 2023, and stood their ground for a union voice in the workplace by rejecting an alternate contract offer that included ousting the union by their employer.<\/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\"><strong>The three-year contract, which was ratified by an overwhelming margin of the workers, has several highlights, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Guaranteed raises every year<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Guaranteed minimum hours per shift<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Seniority privileges<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>401(k) retirement plan<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Just cause protection from unfair discipline<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\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\">\u201cI\u2019m just grateful to my co-workers for demonstrating our ability to stand together and determine what we want for our store,\u201d said <strong>Dylan Zumwalt<\/strong>, who has worked at the Story cannabis dispensary for six months. \u201cI hope we continue to advocate for ourselves and each other.\u201d<\/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\">UFCW Local 400 also represents Story cannabis dispensary workers in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2025\/01\/06\/cannabis-workers-in-maryland-join-local-400-2\/\">Hyattsville<\/a>, who joined our union in December of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of negotiations, members of UFCW Local 400 who work at the Story cannabis dispensary in Mechanicsville, Md., ratified their first union contract on June 9. 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