Burgerville employees will now have expanded sick leave, wage increases, and more job protections in their new contract
. Mark Medina, a representative from the union, told Eater PDX that he was confident the ratification would be passed with a very high margin, and that union leaders had been in touch with members throughout the entire process. However, he says the union will continue to fight even if they decided to reject the contract, though that remains unlikely. “I think it will be an up-vote with a large majority, but if [the union] votes it down I’m just here to help,” he says.
One major win for the union, Medina says, was that of tip collecting at unionized Burgerville stores, contractually obligated to start within 30 days of ratification. He explained that after tipping was implemented at the Lloyd Center location, take-home wages averaged around $22 to $25 an hour. However, the union is already thinking about the next contract negotiation and union goals, including things like more paid holidays and 15-minute breaks.
“Far from being the last of our story, this is the beginning of our next chapter as we push to build a union standard for fast food, with all our emerging allies around the US,” readsTo Medina, and other union organizers, it extends beyond Burgerville. Burgerville’s union laid the groundwork for union action at places like
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