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Fred Meyer Now Charges Customers Fees For Getting Cash Back

On Wednesday, Fred Meyer started charging customers 50 cents for cash back requests of $100 or less and people are not happy about it.

After Boycott, Workers at Oregon and Washington Grocery Stores Ratify Labor Contract With Management

Last month, workers at local Fred Meyer stores called for a boycott in response to low wages and an alleged gender pay gap.

Oregon and Washington Grocery Workers Call Off Fred Meyer Boycott

Workers at local Fred Meyer stores today announced an end to the boycott after successful negotiation meetings with management.

Oregon Democratic Party Joins Call for Fred Meyer Boycott

Local Fred Meyer workers are calling for customers to boycott Oregon and Southwest Washington stores in protest of low wages, alleged gender pay inequities and unfair labor practices.

Portland Author and Wife of Ristretto Roasters Owner Sparks Controversy With YouTube Videos Discrediting Prominent Sexual Assault Survivors

A new video blog launched by Portland author Nancy Rommelmann and national freelance columnist Leah McSweeney has sparked protests for its defense of prominent men who have been accused of sexual assault.

Portland Burgerville Workers Go on Strike Over Company Ban on Political Buttons

Burgerville workers at the chain’s Montavilla and 92nd and Powell locations today went on strike in protest of a recent company ban on political buttons.

Portland Burgerville Workers Union Threatens Legal Action After Companywide Ban on Wearing Political Buttons

According to a release today from Emmett Schlenz, a spokesperson for the Burvergille Workers Union, after learning about the corporate button ban, “The union is actively considering legal options.”

Video: Why is Patagonia Having the Best Sales Year Ever? The Company is Suing the White House.

In December, Patagonia launched a lawsuit against the White House for reversing the national monument designation of Bears Ears in Utah.

Southeast Portland Burgerville Employees Vote to Become the Nation’s First Fast Food Union

Burgerville workers at the chain’s 92nd and Powell Street location just voted 18-4 to unionize. The store is now the only fast food union in the nation with formal recognition.

Gladstone Burgerville Joins Southeast Portland Store in Filing For Election to Unionize

Employees at the Gladstone Burgerville today filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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