US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee, workers say

Shift supervisors unable to unionize are left in limbo, despite workers claiming low pay and lack of authorityThe largest cannabis delivery service in the US faces a growing backlash in southern California from shift supervisors who said they are paid less than the workers they supervise, struggle to make ends meet on low and stagnant wages, and are at odds with the company over their right to form a union.Nearly 600 delivery drivers at Eaze in California voted to unionize in 2023 with the United Food and Commercial Workers, and secured a first contract earlier this year after threatening to strike in April. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/eaze-delivery-cannabis-union

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