The 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.
More of the firm's workers have unionized this year – an additional 100 drivers and staff at other California depots joined UFCW Local 770, while drivers in Sacramento unionized in March with the Teamsters – but shift supervisors have been left in limbo.
Workers at California cannabis-delivery service threaten 'unprecedented' strike
Supervisors at Eaze are awaiting decisions from the National Labor Relations Board. While the company has argued they are unable to form a union because they are in management roles, workers claimed they should be allowed to unionize due to low pay and a lack of authority. Eaze has been plagued by financial troubles. Its assets were sold at public auction to an unidentified buyer last month. For now, the company claims it is unable to make changes to workers' pay.
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