In 2018, Portland-based workers of the Northwestern chain Burgerville became the country’s first federally recognized fast-food union, but years later, countless Portland restaurants have pursued unionization and stronger worker protections
Contributors: Eater Portland Staff
In 2015, workers at the Pacific Northwestern chain Burgerville started building what would become the country’s first federally recognized fast-food union. It took three years from that point to actually become federally recognized, starting with a single store on 92nd and Powell.
Today, several Portland restaurants, bakeries, and
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