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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

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Sherman A1

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Mon Dec 13, 2021, 07:33 AM Dec 2021

Fred Meyer Workers Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike [View all]

Almost 30,000 Fred Meyer workers could go on strike if their employer continues to refuse to bargain in good faith.

The workers’ union put forth the following press release on the situation:

Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, which represents over 29,000 essential workers in Oregon and SW Washington, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their Union Leadership to call for an unfair labor practice strike against Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers (QFC) as a response to multiple unfair labor practices (ULPs) committed by the two companies. Fred Meyer and QFC are both subsidiaries of national retail food giant The Kroger Co.

“Fred Meyer and QFC have repeatedly violated their legal duties to negotiate in good faith with Local 555, with the most blatant example being Fred Meyer’s refusal to provide information necessary for the Union to negotiate a new agreement and to process grievances. The way these employers have violated the National Labor Relations Act has left grocery workers no choice but to take action,” said UFCW 555 President Dan Clay

https://labor411.org/411-blog/fred-meyer-workers-overwhelmingly-authorize-strike/?

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