Fred Meyer is far from alone; retailers across Portland have been struggling for years with a big upswings in crime and shoplifting, prompting some of them to close their doors.

The strike started at 6 a.m. Wednesday and is scheduled to run for a little less than one week, ending at 8 a.m. next Tuesday, Sept. 3, unless the union and Fred Meyer reach a deal to end it sooner.

Business Portland-area Fred Meyer workers end strike but call for boycott Updated: Sep. 03, 2024, 11:06 p.m. | Published: Sep. 03, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. A longtime Fred Meyer in Tacoma’s South End is the latest among a 60-store closure planned by its parent company nationwide over the next 18 months.

Roughly 4,500 workers at Portland area Fred Meyer stores, including the Hawthorne location in Southeast Portland in this Dec. 17, 2021 file photo. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB ...

Fred Meyer’s Clark County locations aren’t affected by a union vote to authorize a strike at Portland-area stores. (The Columbian files) The unfair labor practice strike that thousands of ...

The strike call is in response to several unfair labor practices the union said have been committed by Fred Meyer. About 4,500 union-represented workers are at the affected Fred Meyer locations.

Kroger operates 59 QFC stores across Washington and Oregon, and 132 Fred Meyer stores across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. The Fred Meyer at 7250 Pacific Ave. is set to close in September.

Workers at Portland-area Fred Meyer stores to go on strike starting Wednesday morning By Kyra Buckley (OPB) Aug. 27, 2024 4:34 p.m. Updated: Aug. 28, 2024 7:48 a.m.