CANNABIS TEAMSTERS STRIKE THREE DISPENSARIES ON EVE OF FOUR TWENTY

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Apr 18, 2023, 19:36 ET

Workers Demand Better Wages, Retirement Security

NILES, Ill. and JOLIET, Ill., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at three Rise dispensaries (a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries) in the Chicagoland area are engaging in an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike tomorrow, April 19, at 4:20pm. It is the first time in the history of Illinois – and one of the first times in American history – that three cannabis dispensaries under the same company umbrella have gone on strike at the same time. The workers are demanding the company bargain in good faith and present them with a contract that includes better wages and retirement contributions.

WHO:	Rise Cannabis workers, Teamster members and officials
WHEN:	4:20 p.m. on April 19, 2023
WHERE:	Rise Niles – 9621 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714
	Rise Rock Creek – 1627 Rock Creek Blvd, Joliet, IL 60431
	Rise Colorado – 2903 Colorado Ave, Joliet, IL 60431
VISUALS:	Signs, picket lines
INTERVIEWS:	Available upon request

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