Workers at Fred Meyer and QFC locations around the greater Portland area are gearing up for a strike this week, starting at 6 a.m. December 17. The unfair labor practices strike comes in the midst of contract negotiations between Kroger, which owns Fred Meyer and QFC, and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, the union that represents workers at Fred Meyer and QFC locations in Oregon and Southwestern Washington.
According to the union, Fred Meyer has refused to provide the union with information it needs to negotiate and process grievances; in particular, the union says the company is withholding information related to compensation, which the union needs to
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