The Hawthorne Fred Meyer store is pictured in Portland, Ore., in 2019. A union representing over 29,000 grocery workers in Oregon and SW Washington voted Saturday to authorize a strike against Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers.
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A union representing over 29,000 grocery workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington voted Saturday to authorize a strike against Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers.
A strike authorization vote means that leadership has the power to call a strike if negotiations don’t bear fruit. It doesn’t mean a strike will definitely be called.
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 has been in negotiations for a new contract since July 2021.
Fred Meyer and QFC are both subsidiaries of national retail food giant, The Kroger Co.
In a press release, UFCW 555 says Fred Meyer wasn’t providing information necessary to negotiate a new agreement. It calls on the corporation to pay its employees better wages.
The union will continue bargaining with Fred Meyer and QFC through Dec. 16.
