Via 313 Pizza
Pizza restaurant · Oak Hill
6705 US-290 #503, Austin, TX 78735
Highlights
Detroit-style pizzeria with inventive toppings & gluten-free options
Detroit-style pizzeria with inventive toppings & gluten-free options
"After a nearly three-year battle, workers at the North Campus location voted 22-16 in a second election to unionize; the result will allow them to join Restaurant Workers United once the National Labor Relations Board certifies the outcome. Maya Gauthier, an employee who worked at the North Campus location through both elections, said, "It was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done but also the most gratifying thing I’ve ever done. I just want to fight for everyone no matter how they feel about the union, because I think that we all deserve livable wages." On Tuesday, March 18, employees at three of the company’s Austin locations held a second election, and only this location voted to unionize; a company representative confirms the East 6th Street and Oak Hill locations did not vote to unionize. Workers at three stores first announced their intention to unionize in August 2022 following worker protests earlier that year over COVID safety protocols and job protections. In September 2022, Restaurant Workers United filed two unfair labor practice charges alleging that management withheld pre-planned raises and promotions because of union activity, and that management disciplined a known union leader for asking about the company’s decisions to withhold the raises; in May 2024 the NLRB dismissed those charges, with regional director Timothy Watson stating in the dismissal letter that the charges were dismissed due in part to lack of cooperation from the charging party but noting the union could appeal. NLRB case records also show the employer filed charges against Restaurant Workers United in November 2022, including allegations of coercion in the unionization process, three of which are open and still pending judgment; an earlier set of three charges the employer filed in September 2022 was dismissed for providing "insufficient evidence." In a March 21 statement to Eater the employer said, "First and foremost, we respect the rights all employees have under the National Labor Relations Act. They are free to engage in unionizing but also free to refrain from unionizing. We do not, under any circumstances, allow for discrimination or retaliation of any kind from any source to occur because an employee exercised their right under federal law." A release from Restaurant Workers United stated that "in a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, [the company] agreed to pay out approximately $50,000 to 5 illegally fired workers." The employer noted the settlement was reached at a conference through an administrative judge at its own request, that there was no "admission of wrongdoing," and added: "To date, no amount has been paid as the final details are still being worked out." NLRB records show the agency rescheduled a hearing on the settlement agreement for March 4 to give the union and the employer more time to finalize an agreement. The North Campus workers and Restaurant Workers United have requested that the employer and its parent, Savory Restaurant Fund, begin bargaining in good faith; Savory, a private equity firm, invested in the chain in 2020, and the chain raised $32.5 million that year and operates 20 locations across the U.S. (Update: March 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. CST.)" - Courtney E. Smith
"For Via 313’s next charitable pizza collaboration, the Detroit-style pizzeria is teaming up with to-go/delivery restaurant Tso Chinese Delivery. The result is a crab rangoon pizza, a pie topped with blue crab, cream cheese, wonton crisps, a sweet chili sauce, and scallions (there’s a gluten-free option as well for $3 more). One dollar from every $20 pie sold will go to Central Texas-based nonprofit Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI). It’s available from Monday, April 5 through Wednesday, May 2 from Via’s physical restaurants (Oak Hill, East Sixth, North Campus) for pickups placed online, over the phone, or in person, as well as dine-in service. During that same time, Via is also donating one dollar from every Royal Mai Tai cocktail sold to AACHI." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Detroit-style pizzeria Via 313 is collaborating with Garbo’s for a monthly lobster-topped pizza special available only in February. The pizza features bacon, cheese, arugula, butter-poached lobster, and Garbo’s special seasoning. It’s available at the Oak Hill and North Campus brick-and-mortar locations for $23." - Nadia Chaudhury
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