On March 25, members of UFCW Local 400 who work at the Green Goods cannabis dispensary in Rockville, Md., voted to ratify their first union contract. The workers, who voted unanimously to approve the collective bargaining agreement, joined UFCW Local 400 last year.
The contract includes the following provisions:
• Guaranteed wage increases over the life of the agreement
• Retirement investment option
• Minimum hours of work for full-timers and minimum hours per shift for part-timers
• Secured daily cash tip distribution
• Paid breaks
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Paid bereavement leave
• A grievance procedure to resolve disputes with management
• Health and safety commitments from the employer
The Green Goods workers are part of a growing wave of cannabis dispensaries in Maryland that have recently unionized with UFCW Local 400, including the Apothecarium in Burtonsville; Sweetspot in Olney; Story Cannabis locations in Hyattsville and Mechanicsville; Potomac Holistics in Rockville; and Zen Leaf in Germantown.