[6/3/2019] Portland, Oregon – This week, Little Big Union (LBU) is heading to court to respond to a formal petition for a union election launched not by LBU, but rather by Chanticleer Holdings, parent company to Little Big Burger (LBB). According […]
[5/27/2019] Portland, Oregon – In their latest union busting escalation, Chanticleer Holdings, the North Carolina based corporation that owns Little Big Burger (LBB), Hooters and Just Fresh, among other chains, created a fake website to slander union supporters and spread false […]
[5/17/2019] Portland, Oregon — On May 17th, Little Big Union (LBU) organized a two-hour long picket in front of the Northwest 23rd Little Big Burger (LBB) store. This most recent effort has been part of a series of actions in the […]
[5/6/2019] Portland, Oregon — On the evening of Friday May 3, 2019, Little Big Burger (LBB) workers Ashley Reyes (she/her), Jules Jones (they/them), and Bradley Meyers (they/them) raised concerns to management over the unsafe working conditions and rampant understaffing they faced […]
[4/22/2019] Portland, April 18th, 2019 – Last week Little Big Burger (LBB) lawyered up in response to the existence of Little Big Union (LBU) by hiring Bullard Law Group, a notorious local union-busting firm. Up to this point LBB has claimed […]
[4/14/2019] Friends and fellow workers, It’s us from the Little Big Union, Just one month ago, on a sunny Saturday we announced our existence to the public with a beautiful celebration at the Northwest 23rd store. Hundreds of Little Big […]
[3/31/2019] On Saturday March 30, after a week of union-worker pressure, community support, and media coverage, a regional manager and “brand ambassador” for Little Big Burger (LBB) released a statement to LBB workers completely backtracking on their illegal taking down […]
[3/30/2019] We’re seeing varying reactions to the union from every level of LBB management: a combination of illegal and legal, uninformed and also informed responses to their employees and coworkers who are organizing. The majority of the response is curiosity. […]
[3/29/2019] On March 16, Little Big Union delivered a letter to Little Big Burger (LBB) requesting voluntary recognition of our union. On March 22, Little Big Burger Portland regional manager Adrian Oca responded on behalf of the company in an […]
[3/18/2019] Hooray, a big thank you to everyone who turned out for our going public rally on Saturday! If you weren’t there don’t feel too bad because we really maxed out the # of attendees without causing a disturbance. The […]