Cannabis Workers Will Unionize In Oregon If Ballot Measure Is Approved In November Elections
Cannabis Workers Will Unionize In Oregon If Ballot Measure Is Approved In November Elections
An initiative seeking to enable easier unionization in the cannabis industry in Oregon got the green light from the secretary of state's office to appear on the November ballot.
促进大麻行业在俄勒冈州更便捷地组织工会的一项举措在州务卿办公室获得了通过,将出现在11月的投票中。
State officials confirmed that the campaign from the regional chapter of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) collected enough verified signatures – over 160 000 – from voters.
州官员证实了联合食品商业工人(United Food and Commercial Workers,简称UFCW)的区域分会从选民那里收集到足够的核实签名——超过160,000个。
UFCW Local 555 delivered more than 163,000 signatures for verification before the July 5 deadline, which is about 46,000 more than required.
UFCW第555分会在7月5日截止日期前提交了超过163,000个签名以进行验证,比要求的多约46,000个。
Measure 119, United for Cannabis Workers Act, seeks to "ensure that cannabis workers' freedoms to organize and bargain collectively are protected under state law," according to last week's press release. "No one would be required to join a union, but workers would have the freedom to do so if they choose."
119号议案,即《为大麻工人而联合法案》,旨在“确保大麻工人在州法律保护下的自由组织和集体谈判权利”,根据上周发布的新闻稿。 “没有人需要加入工会,但工人有选择这样做的自由。”
The latest push from UFCW follows its failed attempt to reform the cannabis landscape. In 2023, the union pushed for the passage of House Bill 2183, a similar measure, but the bill was tabled due to concerns it would conflict with federal law.
UFCW最新的推动是其改革大麻行业的失败尝试。在2023年,该工会推动通过类似的措施——2183号议案,但由于担心与联邦法律冲突,该法案被搁置了。
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"Workers across every industry should have the freedom to unionize if they so choose," Dan Clay, president of UFCW Local 555, said in a press release. "This ballot measure closes an age-old loophole that deprives that right to thousands of Oregon cannabis workers."
“如果他们愿意,每个行业的工人都应该有自由组成工会的权利,”UFCW第555分会主席丹·克雷在新闻稿中说。“这项选票措施消除了一个历史悠久的漏洞,剥夺了成千上万的俄勒冈州大麻工人的权利。”
Clay cautioned that "shady cannabis tycoons have taken advantage of an outdated law to strip workers' rights that are guaranteed to nearly every other American. By passing Measure 119, voters will enshrine the freedom to unionize in the Oregon Cannabis industry."
克雷警告说,“不正当的大麻富豪利用过时的法律剥夺了近乎所有美国人拥有的工人权利。通过119号议案,选民将在俄勒冈大麻行业中确立组建工会的自由。”
The policy reform effort is supported by the Oregon AFL-CIO and Oregon Working Families Party, as well as a number of state and local officials.
俄勒冈州劳工联合会、俄勒冈州工作家庭党以及一些州和地方官员支持这项政策改革工作。
Meanwhile, marijuana workers at a production facility in Joliet, Illinois, operated by cannabis company Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (FSE: 6CQ) recently voted to leave their union – United Food & Commercial Workers.
与此同时,伊利诺伊州乔利埃特的一个由大麻公司Cresco Labs Inc.(cse:CL)(OTCQX:CRLBF)(FSE:6CQ)经营的生产设施的大麻工人投票决定退出工会——联合食品商业工人。
Jonathan Keselenko, a partner in Foley Hoag's cannabis practice in Boston, told the outlet that this move seems to indicate that the excitement for unionization among cannabis workers is fading, as recently highlighted by Benzinga's Nina Zdinjak. In April, employees at Cresco's Massachusetts cultivation facility voted to de-unionize, instead of negotiating another labor deal as its contract neared expiration.
波士顿Foley Hoag的大麻业务合伙人乔纳森·凯塞伦科告诉媒体,这一举动表明大麻工人对工会组织的热情正在消退,正如Benzinga的Nina Zdinjak最近所强调的。4月,Cresco位于马萨诸塞州的种植设施的雇员投票退出工会,而不是在其劳资合同快到期时再谈判另一份劳资协议。”
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