In March workers at Authentic 231a cannabis store in Manistee, Michigan, unionized with the United Food and Trade Workers (UFCW)and becomes the first marijuana retailer to unionize in Michigan.

On Monday, local media reported the UFCW Local 876 announced that another Michigan cannabis company location has unionized, this time in Monroe.

Lume Cannabis Co. is the largest single-state adult operator in the United States. The Monroe Lume store launched a union organizing campaign in July and held a vote on August 26 National Industrial Relations Committee.

“We are very excited to announce the newest member of the UFCW 876 family,” said UFCW 876 President Dan Pedersen in a expression. “Congratulations to the Monroe Lume workers who voted to organize. These workers stood together knowing that a union contract is the way to create a sustainable future as cannabis workers.”

“Unions built Southeast Michigan, and we’re honored to be the latest part of the rebuilding effort,” said Michael, a cannabis worker at Lume’s Monroe site. “A unionized Lume means better working conditions for employees, better relationships between business and management, and an improved experience for cannabis enthusiasts.”

Image via UFCW Local 876.