An Oregon union has spent more than $2 million trying to get an initiative on the November ballot that would make it easier for marijuana retail and processor employees to organize.

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 – one of the biggest unions in Oregon with tens of thousands of members – went the ballot route this year after failing to get a similar measure passed through the Oregon Legislature in 2023, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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Michael Selvaggio, political director for the Local 555, estimated the union spent $2.4 million on the signature-collection campaign.

The UFCW is optimistic the initiative will make the ballot after submitting more than 163,000 signatures to the Oregon secretary of state’s office by

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