On June 4, members of UFCW Local 400 who work at the Sweetspot cannabis dispensary in Olney, Md., ratified their first union contract. These workers joined UFCW Local 400 in September of last year around the same time another Sweetspot dispensary in Exeter, R.I., joined UFCW Local 328.
Key provisions of the three-year contract include:
• $2.00/hour increase in starting pay
• Guaranteed raises every six months
• Time and a half on Sundays
• Three extra holidays per year
• Vision, dental, and health insurance
• Guaranteed employee discounts
• Seniority privileges
• Just cause protection from unfair discipline
“We formed a union to make Sweetspot a better place to work and this contract does just that,” said Kai D., who has worked at Sweetspot in Olney for a year and a half. “We won a boost in pay, guaranteed raises every six months, extra holidays and so much more. We are proof positive that a union can make a big difference in our industry.”