Warehouse workers should see a slice of cannabis industry profits in a sector where precarious employment is a growing concern, according to the head of Ontario’s public sector union. Ontario Public Service Employees Union President Warren “Smokey” Thomas is hoping to unionize warehouse workers at the Ontario Cannabis Store distribution centre. A worker handles products at the Ontario Cannabis Store distribution centre. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is keen to unionize workers at the privately run warehouse located in Oakville. LCBO warehouses are unionized with OPSEU and under the previous Liberal administration’s plans, OCS warehouse workers would have been folded into the union, Thomas said.

Source: thestar January 18, 2019 22:18 UTC