Cannabis workers at Holistic Solutions in Atco, N.J., recently joined UFCW Local 360 for a better life.
The seven workers, who are employed as budtenders, joined our union family because they wanted workplace protections and to set standards for the New Jersey cannabis industry.
The campaign to organize these workers included having conversations with the owner, Suzanne Nickelson, who supported the workers and encouraged them to join the UFCW. The organizers were able to visit the facility and speak to the budtenders with no interference from any of the management team.
This is the third unit of cannabis workers in New Jersey to join UFCW Local 360 this year. Cannabis workers at the Valley Wellness dispensary in Raritan and Curaleaf Dispensary in Bellmawr joined UFCW Local 360 in February and March of 2023.