Workers at Homegrown, the local artisanal sandwich chain, say they have secured significant concessions after engaging in a strike that lasted more than 100 days.
The employees unionized with Unite Here Local 8 in June 2022 in response to low pay and poor climate conditions at work. They achieved official recognition after voting 59 to 11 in favor of a union in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election on Dec. 8, 2022.
According to Zane Smith, a worker at the Redmond location, about 170 workers are part of the union across all 10 of the company’s stores. ...