PORTLAND, Ore. — Union employees at every Fred Meyer in the Portland metro area went on strike Wednesday, and the relatively sudden announcement may have left Portland shoppers with questions ...

Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, representing over 35,000 workers in Ore., Wash., and Idaho, will be voting to authorize their union to call for an unfair labor ...

Current Fred Meyer and QFC employees make $25.36 per hour on average, over 50% more than the state minimum wage of $16.66 and around 23% more than the Seattle minimum wage of $20.76.

From left, Chris Gray, Anna Putman, Inez Fishbaugh, Teri Briggs, and Jenni Calo picket outside of the Hollywood Fred Meyer store where they all work in Portland, Ore., Aug. 28, 2024.