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Union Organizing

Two more shops vote to join Burgerville Workers Union

Apr 16, 2019

Workers at the Montavilla and Convention Center restaurants have officially voted to unionize.

Fast food workers announce union at Little Big Burger chain

Mar 19, 2019

A group of Little Big Burger employees — accompanied by over 100 picket-sign-wielding supporters — presented a letter to a Northwest Portland restaurant manager seeking union recognition.

Workers unionize at two more Burgerville stores

Mar 13, 2019

Burgerville Workers Union now has majority support at the Convention Center and Montavilla restaurants.

Does Burgerville really ‘serve with love’?

Dec 20, 2018

Burgerville’s top executive preaches “Biblical entrepreneurship,” but in practice the company has been reluctant to move away from a low-wage business model.

Hawthorne Burgerville becomes the third to formally unionize

Nov 21, 2018

Meanwhile, Burgerville has agreed to no tangible improvements since contract bargaining began in May.

Union Organizing

Gladstone Burgerville becomes the second store to vote in union

May 14, 2018

The vote was 17 to 5 to unionize with the Burgerville Workers Union, which is affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

A Burgerville store goes union — officially

Apr 24, 2018

The Burgerville at 92nd and Powell may be the nation’s first officially unionized fast food union.

Burgerville Workers Union expects to call for a union election

Mar 26, 2018

If a majority votes yes at the 92nd and Powell location, it could be the nation’s first official union at a fast food chain.

Burgerville continues to fire pro-union workers

Feb 27, 2018

Otherwise exemplary pro-union workers are being fired for what appear like trivial pretexts.

Major escalation: Burgerville Workers Union now calling on consumers to boycott the company

Feb 2, 2018

The company has refused to meet with their union, and has now fired as many as six union supporters.