Bigfoot Beverages strike reaches six month mark

[Omaha Steve]

The strike at the Oregon-based drinks distributor Bigfoot Beverages has passed the six month mark.

Workers have been on the picket line since Sept. 19. They're demanding a contract that retains their pension plan, rather than transitioning to a 401(k).

Bigfoot stopped recognizing the union in December, claiming they'd received a petition from the majority of workers asking to drop their union representation.

However, employees can't leave a union just by signing a petition, according to the National Labor Relations Board. They also need to hold a unit-wide decertification vote, which workers argue never happened.

FULL story: https://www.klcc.org/economy-business/2025-03-19/bigfoot-beverages-strike-reaches-six-month-mark