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Burgerville workers ratify first union contract

Jan 7, 2022

The vote means the boycott of the chain is over, and union members are encouraged to patronize Burgerville, especially the union stores.

Union reaches agreement with Burgerville

Nov 17, 2021

Roughly 100 workers at 5 Portland-area Burgerville locations are about to be the first fast food workers in America to have a union contract.

Workers Rights

Union-made Black Lives Matter buttons nixed at Burgerville

Jun 17, 2020

Burgerville backtracked after online backlash, and said it would produce its own Black Lives Matter accessories for workers to wear if they choose.

2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE

Dec 18, 2019

Burgerville has twice been nominated for Scrooge of the Year by the group Portland Jobs With Justice, but this year, the fast food chain won the most votes for its record of firing union supporters and stonewalling union negotiations.

Burgerville workers hold four-day strike in protest of poverty wages

Oct 30, 2019

More than a year into negotiations over a first union contract, Burgerville offers to pay at or near the minimum wage.

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).

Burgerville

Burgerville workers ratify first union contract

Union reaches agreement with Burgerville

Union-made Black Lives Matter buttons nixed at Burgerville

2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE

Burgerville workers hold four-day strike in protest of poverty wages

Two more shops vote to join Burgerville Workers Union

Workers unionize at two more Burgerville stores

Does Burgerville really ‘serve with love’?

Hawthorne Burgerville becomes the third to formally unionize

Gladstone Burgerville becomes the second store to vote in union