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UFCW urges repeal of Measure 119 to avoid federal litigation; union still seeks workplace protections

Senate Committee on Rules · February 23, 2026
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At a public hearing, Mike Salvaggio of UFCW Local 555 urged repeal of Measure 119 via House Bill 41‑62 to 'moot' federal litigation and prevent the issue from being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, while reaffirming the union's commitment to worker protections in the cannabis industry.

Mike Salvaggio, political director for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, testified at the Senate Rules Committee public hearing on Feb. 23 in favor of House Bill 41‑62, which would repeal Measure 119 (2024) that requires certain OLCC licensees to enter labor peace agreements as a condition of licensure.

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