More organized labor needs to get additional individuals following the recession injured it so much. There has been issues even within the Teamsters Union that hopes that America’s leading growth industries right now can help. The Associated Press records that the planting business of Marijuana is what Teamsters is looking toward now.
Creating a union for marijuana growers
In September, Teamsters picked up 40 new members, all of them marijuana growers. There is no proof, however many assume the members must mostly be from California. This is because in the whole nation, California has one of the most permissive medical weed laws. Regardless, you will find real concerns as to how Teamsters will protect the rights of members whose work constitutes a federal crime.
Working with marijuana workers was not what Lou Marchetti thought he’d be doing when he joined Teamsters 34 years ago. Marchetti works with newly signed growers in California and Teamsters local 70.
“This is a whole new ballgame,” he said.
When speaking on Teamsters getting involved with marijuana growers in California, Marchetti explained the business would not be working with any enterprise it thought was breaking the law in its proceedings.
More work with Marjyn Investments LCC for Teamsters
. A two year contract was what the Teamsters Union cooked up. They now have pensions, paid getaway and health insurance. Wages are expected to rise within the next 15 months, says Teamsters Local 70. $18 to $25.75 per hour is the expected increase.
Getting rid of pot growing difficulties
Growing marijuana plants is against federal law, although states like California do allow the enterprise for controlled medicinal purposes. Marchetti does not know what Teamsters would do if Marjyn Investments got the federal government on its case all the sudden. If marijuana trimmers, with an already difficult job, began to be abused, the federal law wouldn’t help them, says the AP. The Teamster marijuana growers aren’t even farm workers, says Michael Leong who is the National Labor Relations Board assistant regional director in Oakland. If such is the case, they’d fall outside the jurisdiction of the NLRB.
Marijuana dispensaries grow while cultivation remains ‘in the shadows’
You will find no laws on how companies like Marjyn Investments LLC should be regulated although California allowed dispensaries of pot to grow continually. Labor standards aren’t figured out for the area yet. Of course, numerous people anticipate working in that area at some time in the future. Many are putting in applications to try and get ready to start for themselves. Of course, we know now that there is not any requirement of being within the Teamsters Union in order to get started.
Further reading
Associated Press
newser.com/article/d9ibmhtg0/us-teamsters-boost-membership-by-adding-medical-pot-growers-to-the-union-rolls.html
