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Union vote slated for regional QSR chain

Employees of 12 Little Big Burger units will cast their ballots in July—at the request of their employer.

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QSR chain counters union pressure by calling for a vote

Little Big Burger wants employees of all its Oregon stores to decide right away if they want union representation, and labor forces aren’t happy about it.

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McDonald’s weathers a week of nonstop union pressure

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2019

Fight for $15 and its deep-pocketed backer pummeled the giant with accusations, damning research and celebrity endorsements.

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McDonald’s faces more sexual harassment charges

By Jonathan Maze on May 21, 2019

Workers, backed by the ACLU and union groups, filed more complaints and said steps by the company to prevent harassment are not enough.

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Union scores another victory inside Burgerville

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2019

For the second time in a week, employees of a unit have voted to become part of an Industrial Workers of the World affiliate.

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Another chain restaurant is unionized

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2019

A fifth unit of Burgerville is currently voting on whether it, too, will be represented by an affiliate of the Industrial Workers of the World.

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After one success, union activists escalate attempts to organize quick service

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 27, 2019

The group that organized three units of Burgerville last year are going after a second chain, setting a possible model for organizing the sector.

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Congressional Democrats air plan to kill the tip credit, raise the minimum wage to $15

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 16, 2019

A bill introduced Wednesday with widespread support would also set

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Another quick-service restaurant is unionized

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2018

Employees of a third Burgerville unit will now be represented by the Industrial Workers of the World.

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Fight for $15 plans 'massive' action against restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 28, 2018

The union-backed group is inviting workers across a number of industries to bolster the pressure by joining what it's calling a three-day "coast-to-coast uprising."