The Workers at Fried Egg I’m In Love Are Organizing a Union | Eater Portland

"A Portland breakfast cafe that began as a 2012 sandwich cart, it became famous for egg sandwiches with musician-themed names like Yolko Ono and Egg Zepplin and inspired hours-long waits for pesto-topped sandwiches and house-made sausage patties. The owner, Jace Krause, opened a restaurant in 2019 and a second location on North Mississippi in early 2024. Employees describe it as a great workplace with strong communication between staff, the owner, and HR, and they say the business has historically offered profit shares, Christmas bonuses, and regular raises. Rather than organizing in response to mistreatment, workers have formed the Fried Egg Workers Union (affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World) to proactively federally recognize and codify the protections and voice they already have in internal decision-making as the business expands; HR has been generally receptive, and the owner could not be reached for comment." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden