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What is Oregon Ballot Measure 119? Voters to decide if cannabis workers can unionize

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Measure 119 would make it easier for cannabis workers to unionize.

Measure is part of a multiyear effort to protect workers from safety concerns, toxic chemicals and lack of proper equipment.

Measure has received endorsements from several unions and the Democratic Party of Oregon .

Supporters of the measure say without protection, cannabis workers often end up in a "no man's land" of accountability.

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