Executive Summary: On April 23, 2018, employees at a Portland, Oregon location of the fast food restaurant chain Burgerville voted to unionize. After a nearly two-year campaign, the Industrial Workers of the World Portland Chapter, a.k.a the Burgerville Workers Union (the “Union”), convinced 18 of the 25-member unit to vote “yes” – making it “the first formally recognized fast food union in the country” according to the Union’s announcement on social media. A spokesperson for Burgerville indicated that the company intends to recognize the Union and begin the collective-bargaining process. Following the recent win, employees at a second Burgerville restaurant in Portland followed suit and filed a petition to vote on union representation.
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