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It’s Time for Paid Leave!

It’s Time for Paid Leave!

by Cannabis Workers Coalition | Dec 14, 2022 | Employer Education, Resources, Workers Rights

Paid Leave Oregon is a new program that allows individuals to take paid time off for many of life’s most important moments that impact our families and our health and safety. Paid Leave Oregon is paid for by employers and employees. Employers pay 40% and employees pay...
Farmerworker OT is Coming to Oregon!

Farmerworker OT is Coming to Oregon!

by Cannabis Workers Coalition | Dec 14, 2022 | Employer Education, Resources, Workers Rights

Thanks to the efforts of PCUN (Pineros, Campesineros Unidos Del Noroeste) and other labor-focused organizations agricultural workers are now included in the list of workers that must be paid overtime wages. Historically, farmworkers have been excluded from overtime...
Governor Kate Brown Grants Pardon for Oregon Cannabis Offenses

Governor Kate Brown Grants Pardon for Oregon Cannabis Offenses

by Cannabis Workers Coalition | Dec 2, 2022 | Community

Governor Kate Brown announced on November 21, 2022 a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of cannabis, an act that will impact an estimated 45,000 individuals across the state and forgive more than $14,000,000 in associated fines and fees. The pardon...
Reefer Madness: Death of Cannabis Worker

Reefer Madness: Death of Cannabis Worker

by Cannabis Workers Coalition | Oct 21, 2022 | Community, Employer Education

This article originally appeared on JordanBarab.com Last January 4, 2022, 27-year-old Lorna McMurrey went into cardiac arrest at Trulieve’s cannabis cultivation facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts and died several days later at Baystate Medical Center. The cause of...
Microaggressions in the Workplace: Resources To Help

Microaggressions in the Workplace: Resources To Help

by Cannabis Workers Coalition | Aug 16, 2022 | Community, Conflict Resolution

You name your hometown and a supervisor asks where you’re “really” from. A coworker comments on your “crazy” hair. A client asks you to take notes in the meeting assuming you’re an assistant, despite the fact you’re in charge of the meeting.  Microaggressions at...
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