Most MN cannabis businesses need a labor peace agreement
To receive a cannabis license, Minnesota law requires most businesses to secure a “labor peace agreement” with a “bona fide labor organization.”
As a union that meets the statutory requirements, IUOE Local 49 makes compliance free and easy for you!
Learn more below. If you have questions, please email us here.
Why get an LPA from Local 49?
- FREE
- EASY
- Legally COMPLIANT
- REPUTABLE organization
IUOE Local 49 is a premier trade union in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Learn about Local 49 here.
How does it work?
In order to obtain a license from the state of Minnesota, most cannabis businesses need to show they have a labor peace agreement with a "bona fide labor organization," like Local 49.
When you sign a labor peace agreement with Local 49, we agree not to engage in picketing, work stoppages, or boycotts against your business.
In return, you agree to remain neutral on any effort we make to organize employees and agree to give union representatives reasonable access to employees for organizing purposes. The full terms are outlined in the agreement.
Local 49 makes getting a labor peace agreement easy, and it costs nothing! We've drafted a standard agreement and will send it to you upon request. Entering into the agreement fulfills that licensing requirement from the state.
Contact us
If you have questions or want to talk with someone, please email us.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A labor peace agreement is a contract between a cannabis business and a bona fide labor organization that prohibits the labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis business. In return, the business agrees to terms such as remaining neutral on any effort to organize employees.
Minnesota Statute § 342 requires most cannabis businesses to maintain a labor peace agreement as a condition of licensing.
Local 49 makes getting a labor peace agreement easy and free! We've drafted a standard agreement and will send it to you upon request.
No! Local 49 makes getting a labor peace agreement free and easy! Simply request an agreement, and we will send it to you.
No. Most cannabis businesses in Minnesota must maintain a labor peace agreement regardless of whether they have a collective bargaining agreement in place. If employees organize, they will negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the employer.
