Eater
By Alex Frane
April 24, 2018
In a historic move, employees at Burgerville store #41 on 92nd and Powell voted Monday to make their branch of the Burgerville Workers Union (BVWU) the first officially recognized fast food workers union in the country. The vote, overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, was overwhelmingly in favor, with 18 members of the bargaining unit voting yes, and four voting no.
The BVWU is a part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Portland chapter, though the formation and activity has been exclusively lead by Burgerville employees. In a press release, Mark Medina, a member of the freshly recognized union wrote, “What happened here [Monday] is historic...Burgerville workers are at the forefront of their own movement, proving to everyone that we can change our lives and our world for the better.”
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