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This article was updated at 1:20 p.m. Sept. 3 to include a statement from Green Thumb Industries.
Pennsylvania dispensary workers for one of the largest cannabis companies in the U.S. formed a picket line and went on strike Sept. 1—Labor Day—after claiming their employer refused to bargain in good faith.
reported $1.1 billion in 2024 revenue and a net income of $73.1 million. The company operates 108 stores across 14 state markets with roughly 4,800 workers.
The RISE dispensary strike in York unfolded after Local 776 and legal representative Jason Weinstock filed bad-faith bargaining allegations against Green Thumb on Aug. 28 with the National Labor Relations Board.
“As we celebrate this Labor Day, our brothers and sisters at RISE Dispensary will not be joining in the celebration,” according to Teamsters Local 776. “They have been forced to strike by the employer for their bad faith tactics at the bargaining table. The company has refused to offer our members a living wage, all while generating record revenues of $1.1 billion in 2024. The company’s CEO [Ben Kovler] was awarded over $10 million in salary, bonuses, awards and other forms of compensation that same year.”
In a statement provided to Cannabis Business Times, a Green Thumb spokesperson said the company has acted in good faith since July 2024, when “some team members” voted to unionize.
Chicago area went on strike under the Teamsters Local 777, claiming unfair labor practices related to the employees wearing pro-union insignia in the workplace, and demanding better wages and retirement benefits. Green Thumb denied the allegations at the time.
That strike lasted for 13 days in April 2023. Green Thumb agreed to raise worker wages by 50%, according to Teamsters representatives in Illinois.
In Pennsylvania, the Local 776 asked community members not to cross the picket line at the RISE dispensary in York and to shop elsewhere.
Cannabis Business Times reached out to Green Thumb and Local 776 representatives for further comment.
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