Three members of a union representing Fred Meyer staff were arrested late last week, on the retailers Hillsboro premises in Oregon.
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According to charges filed by the workers’ union, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555, the company “interfered” with workers while they were “seeking a fair contract at the bargaining table” on Friday (13 October).
The union claimed police were called to arrest the three union representatives for talking with workers, a right, the union said, guaranteed to workers under federal law.
One representative was leaving the store when he was arrested, and another, Local 555 president Dan Clay, was driving into the parking lot when police arrested him, UFCW claimed.
“Fred Meyer, one of the most profitable and popular grocery stores in Oregon, seems intent on damaging its relationship with the employees who make it so successful,” the union said.
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By GlobalDataFred Meyer is a retail chain operating under US supermarket giant Kroger. The company was unable to be reached for comment by the time just-food went to press.
