Monthly Archives: June 2023

On June 22, the UFCW announced an agreement with Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) to offer union contracts to workers across the country.

“The UFCW is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with PSSI to offer union representation at PSSI locations across the country,” said UFCW International President Marc Perrone in a statement. “The problems we have witnessed in the industry must firmly remain a thing of the past and we believe that good, strong, union contracts are crucial to protecting all meatpacking and food processing workers.”

“Of course, the choice to unionize is with PSSI’s hard-working employees and since we have entered this agreement, two of PSSI’s locations in Liberal, Kansas, and Mason City, Iowa, have decided to join our union family,” Perrone added. “Meatpacking and food processing workers risked their lives during the height of the pandemic to ensure that families had food on their tables. These workers have earned and deserve the protections that come with a strong union contract and with this agreement, we are one step closer to getting them the contractual protections enjoyed by UFCW members throughout the meatpacking industry.”

Approximately 100 Stachs-Eaze cannabis delivery drivers and staff employees at the company’s delivery depots in La Brea and Gardena, Calif., joined UFCW Local 770 on June 13.

These workers joined our union family to address employee safety issues and improve scheduling and wages, access to affordable health insurance, and other benefits. This organizing win follows recent successful unionization efforts by Stachs-Eaze workers in California, including workers at the company’s Van Nuys depot, who voted to join UFCW Local 770 in March.    

“I’m happy that Stachs-Eaze workers now have a voice,” said Jason Boggs, a Gardena depot delivery driver who also works as an actor. “I don’t feel this company cares about its employees despite the fact that we provide a high level of integrity to our jobs and the customers we serve. I just received a letter from the company saying that workers will get mileage cuts, which means I will lose about $300 a month and that’s unacceptable.”

“Becoming a union member is a way to stand together and to level the playing field,” said Keith Walker, a Gardena delivery depot staff employee. “As unionized workers, we have a means to fight against any abuses and we have more strength to fight and achieve the changes we need to have that we deserve.”

“By voting to join our union, workers in the cannabis industry are saying loud and clear that they want to join together with their co-workers to increase their power to make needed changes in their workplace,” says Kathy Finn, UFCW Local 770 President. “We at Local 770 are proud to welcome Stachs-Eaze employees to our union family.”

Stachs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaze, the largest multi-state cannabis delivery operator in the U.S.