Labor union calls for boycott of shopping at Fred Meyer until “fair agreement is reached” and “admitted price gouging has stopped.”
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of Portland Fred Meyer employees returned to work Tuesday after a nearly week-long strike — but without a new contract in hand.
The strike impacted Fred Meyer locations across the Portland metro area, which is 28 stores in total. Around 4,500 Fred Meyer employees, mostly grocery and meat workers, walked off the job.
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555, the largest private sector union in Oregon, said they’ve been pushing for consistent living wages for some time.
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