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Marijuana legislation backers pledge support of unions

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 06:04

LORAIN — The company that will grow marijuana at a proposed Lorain facility will allow its workers to organize into a union if voters approve a marijuana legalization constitutional amendment this fall, the company’s leadership announced Tuesday.

“This company will be a driver of economic growth in this community and will be an example of why respecting workers’ rights is simply good business,” Bobby George, principal owner of RG1 LLC, said during a news conference put on by ResponsibleOhio, the group pushing legalization of the medical and personal use of marijuana.

George and Lorain attorney Anthony Giardini, another investor in the company, signed a “card check neutrality” agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880 during the event that promises to allow workers to vote on whether they want to unionize. Giardini also is chairman of the Lorain County Democratic Party.

RG1 has a purchase option on 124.5 acres...

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