The City’s first Latina dispensary owner opened a shop in Union Square. It’s a Stiiizy store. Meanwhile, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union announced the ratification of “an industry leading union contract with 100% of workers voting yes.” That happened at Stiiizy’s s store in the Mission District.
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- Salary increases averaging $3 per hour over the life of the contract is the agreement’s highlight. Also included: A “pathway to full-time work,” employer-provided healthcare, and a retirement savings account, sponsored by employers. UFCW 5 represents hundreds of Bay Area legal weed workers.
- Cindy De La Vega grew up in San Francisco’s Sunnyvale housing projects, according to the video report. She said she hopes fulfilling this “lifelong dream” can inspire other women.
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- The Stiiizy Mission development comes on the heels of labor wins in Illinois and Massachusetts. The UFCW has organized 10,000 American cannabis workers.
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