A Dozen California Cannabis Companies Just Had Their Labor Peace Agreements Declared Null And Void, Here’s Why

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters filed a complaint in March with California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) alleging that the Professional Technical Union, Local 33 (Pro-Tech 33) is not a bona fide labor organization. On July 6, ALRB ruled that ProTech 33, is “not a bona fide labor organization, reported MJBizDaily.

Since California law requires cannabis businesses to sign a labor peace agreement with a “bona fide” labor organization before they are issued a state license, this ruling means that companies that signed agreements with ProTech 33 are at risk of losing their licenses.