Tentative Agreement Reached with Vireo Health MN

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Update: the Contract has passed. Raises and back pay should appear on the paycheck on 1/3.

Your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with Vireo Health MN! The committee recommends a yes vote on the tentative agreement.

Highlights of the contract include:

3% increases for overscale employees and improvements to all steps in the wage scale
A higher starting rate of $18 for production, CSRs, and custodian with a path up
Employer-covered healthcare increases
New tech 2 positions for production and cultivation with a $1.50 premium
Tips for retail including ability to put out tip jars
AU lump sum bonus after adult use goes into effect
Extra retail lead
Junteenth holiday
Eligibility for promotion with step one discipline (verbal warning)
New protections against harassment

We also made changes to bring the contract in line with Minnesota's ESST law and keep it consistent with current practice (for example, the employer does not automatically notify the Union when a new job is posted via email, this is a holdover from when the company was very small).

Pay will be retroactive to 11/22/2024 if the contract is ratified.

Read all the changes here and see the adjusted wage scale here

See the new job descriptions for Otsego here

We will have a Zoom meeting to discuss the TA on Tuesday 12/10 at 5:30 (register here)

You can also contact Claire directly with any questions you have!

We will vote on the following schedule:

Voting Schedule- UPDATED 12/12

Wednesday 12/11

Otsego 11 AM-12 PM

Friday 12/13

Rochester: 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Minneapolis, Burnsville, Hermantown, Moorhead: 12 PM-1 PM
Blaine, Woodbury, Bloomington: 2 PM-3 PM

Workers can vote (once!) at any location that is convenient.

Your bargaining committee is Michael Seward, Lauren Hamilton, Will Casey, Heide See, Brad Nelson, Alex Malik, Cassy Taylor, Tattiana Sannes, Brenna Werlinger, and Dylan Gnoinski.