Union calls for boycott of Fred Meyer stores in Oregon, SW Washington

[Omaha Steve]

The call for a boycott comes amid intense labor negotiations. The retail grocery workers' union is calling for higher wages and an elimination of a gender wage gap.

Author: Morgan Romero, Nate Hanson
Published: 12:37 PM PDT September 22, 2019
Updated: 12:01 AM PDT September 23, 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. — The union representing local Fred Meyer workers is asking shoppers to boycott stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

UFCW Local 555, the retail grocery workers' union, made the announcement Sunday morning. The union said employees at the stores are currently working without a contract.

This comes after the union voted to authorize a strike a few weeks ago, though members would not like that move to be the first option.

In its call for the boycott, the union said Fred Meyer/Kroger has "continually refused to respond to reasonable pleas to fix gross inequity in pay and thereafter committed unfair labor practices to coerce employees to settle for less."

FULL story: https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/fred-meyer-boycott-union/283-57979df8-7f72-4f43-8090-4e7ea81a0c14

[CentralMass]

1. I will support them and stop shopping at Fred Myers.