UFCW Local 1360 Statement on Medical Cannabis Licenses in New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sam Ferraino, Jr., president of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1360, issued the following statement regarding news that providing good union jobs only counts for one percent of a medical cannabis license’s scoring.

“Union contracts provide communities and hard-working families with the best jobs possible.

“Nothing better ensures that New Jersey’s cannabis industry will thrive and drive our state forward economically than a labor-backed workforce.

“If Governor Murphy is truly committed to creating good jobs with better wages, then he will work with the state legislature to ensure medical and recreational cannabis licenses only go to the very best employers.”

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The UFCW is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.3 million professionals and their families in grocery stores, meatpacking, food processing, retail shops and other industries.

We represent tens of thousands of cannabis workers across multiple states. UFCW members in the legal cannabis industry work in growing and cultivating facilities, manufacturing and processing facilities, and also in laboratories and dispensaries.