Workers at Exclusive Brands, a cannabis dispensary in Ann Arbor, have been on strike since Aug. 28, saying the company has refused to recognize workers’ rights to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876 union and has fired an employee who supported the union drive.
“Exclusive Brands cares far more about turning a profit than making their stores a great place to work and grow,” said Chase Leon, a striking budtender at Exclusive Brands and a member of the organizing committee, in a statement. “I’ve seen morale drop as my co-workers lose their spark and enjoyment for this work. A union would mean we have a voice on the job and empower us to love our work again.”
Exclusive Brands has dispensaries in seven cities across Michigan, along with grow facilities. A manager at the Ann Arbor store deferred comment Thursday to corporate headquarters in Livonia. Headquarters did not immediately respond to Deadline Detroit’s request for comment via a message form for the media on its website…