River North is the Latest Sunnyside
Dispensary Location to Join Teamsters Local 777
CHICAGO, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs,
in River North have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local
777.
"We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to Teamsters
Local 777," said Jim Glimco,
President of Local 777. "Dispensary workers are seeing their
counterparts at other locations organize with the Teamsters and
they want to secure the benefits of a union contract for
themselves. We look forward to helping these workers get their
first contract and continuing to organize workers in the cannabis
industry across Illinois."
The River North dispensary is the sixth location to organize
with Local 777. In the fall, Local 777 secured strong first
contracts for the five other organized locations in Elmwood Park, South
Beloit, Schaumburg,
Rockford, and Buffalo Grove, Ill., that contain significant
improvements for dispensary workers.
"With all the negative news lately, watching unions win has been
incredibly heartening. Getting to be a part of that in my own small
way was amazing," said Quinn
Shaffer, a wellness advisor at Sunnyside. "It feels good to
see things change for the better."
Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a
wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area. For more information, go to
teamsters777.org.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
Dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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