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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 777 employed by Enlightened Dispensary – a subsidiary of Revolution Global – engaged in an unfair labor practice strike yesterday outside of the company's dispensary in Schaumburg, Ill.
"We took this unprecedented step because this company has been playing dirty from the very beginning, and now they're coming after our members," said Jim Glimco, Local 777 President. "Neither Enlightened nor its parent company could possibly care less about the community, the workers, or even the plant. All they care about are quarterly earnings reports."
Enlightened workers joined Local 777 last year, winning an election even after a nasty union-busting campaign in which the employer terminated Teamster supporters during the organizing drive. Since then, Local 777 has filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against the company for its failure to bargain in good faith. In addition to its obstinance during this process, the company has been violating labor law in other ways.
"The company has been retaliating against union activists such as myself by treating us worse than our coworkers and unlawfully refusing to acknowledge our rights under the National Labor Relations Act," Maldonado said. "The harassment and unfair treatment needs to stop immediately."
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Amy Schneider is a member of the negotiating committee who has worked at the dispensary since it opened nearly two years ago.
"In addition to management harassing pro-union staff members, there's not even a company representative present during our negotiation sessions," Schneider said. "It's just their lawyer, who can't even make decisions on behalf of the employer. They don't want to agree to the most basic aspects of a union contract. Getting them just to show up is like pulling teeth. All I want is for Enlightened Cannabis to negotiate a fair contract and stop targeting us."
"We work together as partners with cannabis employers that value and understand their obligations to key stakeholders, such as the community and their staff," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Food Processing Division Director. "To the big conglomerates out there like Revolution Global that disrespect the very people who are responsible for their success, you're on notice. The Teamsters have never been scared of a fight, and we're not going anywhere."
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:
Matt McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
[email protected]
SOURCE Teamsters Local 777
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 777 employed by Enlightened Dispensary – a subsidiary of Revolution Global – engaged in an unfair labor practice strike yesterday outside of the company's dispensary in Schaumburg, Ill.
"We took this unprecedented step because this company has been playing dirty from the very beginning, and now they're coming after our members," said Jim Glimco, Local 777 President. "Neither Enlightened nor its parent company could possibly care less about the community, the workers, or even the plant. All they care about are quarterly earnings reports."
Enlightened workers joined Local 777 last year, winning an election even after a nasty union-busting campaign in which the employer terminated Teamster supporters during the organizing drive. Since then, Local 777 has filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against the company for its failure to bargain in good faith. In addition to its obstinance during this process, the company has been violating labor law in other ways.
"The company has been retaliating against union activists such as myself by treating us worse than our coworkers and unlawfully refusing to acknowledge our rights under the National Labor Relations Act," Maldonado said. "The harassment and unfair treatment needs to stop immediately."
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Amy Schneider is a member of the negotiating committee who has worked at the dispensary since it opened nearly two years ago.
"In addition to management harassing pro-union staff members, there's not even a company representative present during our negotiation sessions," Schneider said. "It's just their lawyer, who can't even make decisions on behalf of the employer. They don't want to agree to the most basic aspects of a union contract. Getting them just to show up is like pulling teeth. All I want is for Enlightened Cannabis to negotiate a fair contract and stop targeting us."
"We work together as partners with cannabis employers that value and understand their obligations to key stakeholders, such as the community and their staff," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Food Processing Division Director. "To the big conglomerates out there like Revolution Global that disrespect the very people who are responsible for their success, you're on notice. The Teamsters have never been scared of a fight, and we're not going anywhere."
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:
Matt McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
[email protected]
SOURCE Teamsters Local 777
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