Portland restaurant workers vote to become first fast food union in the country

thehill.com ^ | 04/24/2018 | By Jacqueline Thomsen

[Red Badger]

© Burgerville Workers Union/Facebook

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Soon to be FORMER employees......................

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Ro, Ro, Ro your bot.

[Ken H]

This should accelerate the roboticization of the fast food industry.

Fine by me.

[Reno89519]

Should have fired these people and started over when they had a chance. What a way to ruin a good burger place. Love their Huckleberry shakes and Halibut sandwiches.

They likely will be in bankruptcy within a year.

[Hyman Roth]

Yep

[NEMDF]

So, there has been a boycott of Burgerville, “in support of” the workers, and their attainment of $5/hour raises plus additional benefits.

Seems like people might get used to not going to Burgerville. When Burgerville is all up and running with the newly endowed employees with big raises and benefits, how much will the cost of food increase? $3 more for a burger? I expect they will be priced out of the local fast food business, but then, it is Portland, after all.

[BlueLancer]

Heck, I’d boycott them now just BECAUSE they are union ...

[CharleysPride]

Macheesmo Mouse is more my type of place when I’m in the Williamette.

[rlmorel]

Look at the idiot in back with the raised fist.

Well, they got a “living wage”. They not only screwed the young people trying to break into the job market behind them, they screwed themselves.

They won’t be living long on it. It would be interesting to do a five year follow-up on this chain and the people in this picture.

[al baby]

Yes if i never have to hear Esprite when I said SPRITE

[TallahasseeConservative]

and wait until their $5 an hour, gets sucked away by their biweekly union dues.

[Obadiah]

Spot on. And this place will be closed in 6 to 8 months. There will be an initial bump of support from the Portland types and then business will fall off the cliff after the novelty has worn off and people no longer wish to pay $13 for a fast-food hamburger that costs less than half that just across the street.

[blueunicorn6]

With the kind of training and experience you need for this job, I can see why they would demand high wages.

Not everyone can be Spongebob.

[I want the USA back]

Great! We’ll just replace you with automated systems. No unions for them. Yet.

[WayneS]

Beth Brewer, Burgerville's senior vice president of operations, said in a statement to Williamette Week that the company is "ready to support the nation's first unionized fast-food store."

...as she furiously unloads her stock in the company...

[VanDeKoik]

[goodnesswins]

"Beth Brewer, Burgerville's senior vice president of operations, said in a statement to Williamette Week that the company is "ready to support the nation's first unionized fast-food store."

And, therein lies the problem....MANAGEMENT!

[rktman]

Maybe they'll find part time work cleaning the "bots" that replace them. 🤖👍🏼👋🏼

[Seaplaner]

The union is now planning to negotiate a raise of $5 an hour for hourly staffers, on top of affordable health care, child care and consistent hour

What, no "work at home" days?

[circlecity]

They’ll be out of business in a year.