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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021
Fred Meyer, QFC workers on strike
By ROB MANNING,
KRISTYNA WENTZ-
GRAFF, JEFF
THOMPSON and
MEAGAN CUTHILL
Oregon Public Broadcasting
A weeklong strike is
underway aff ecting a num-
ber of Oregon grocery stores .
The United Food and
Commercial Workers Local
555, representing many
employees at Fred Meyer
and QFC stores, confi rmed
early Friday morning that
it is moving ahead with a
walkout at stores in Portland,
Bend, Newberg and Klam-
ath Falls.
The details and specif-
ics of a walkout are com-
plicated. While the union
represents roughly 10,000
Fred Meyer employees, not
all stores, departments or
worker categories are partic-
ipating in the strike.
The union has been
in labor negotiations for
months with the Kro-
ger-owned
supermarket
chains. Last weekend, the
union announced its mem-
bers had authorized a strike.
Fred Meyer has a store in
Warrenton. On Friday morn-
ing, there were no visible
signs of the labor dispute.
Adam Thompson, who
works at the Beaverton
Town Square Fred Meyer
store, joined workers picket-
ing outside the store Friday
morning.
“A lot of people honk-
ing and waving,” he said.
“There’s a lot of people sup-
porting us. It makes me feel
like this is worth our time.”
Picketing outside the Bea-
verton supermarket began
around 6 a.m. Friday, with
over a dozen demonstrators
present at 7:30 a.m. Over the
next hour, the crowd grew
larger.
Union and company
negotiating teams have been
meeting in contract talks this
week, so far without word of
any agreement.
Union
representatives
said that Fred Meyer has
been underpaying certain
workers, in violation of con-
tract terms. A union spokes-
person has also said the
grocery chain hasn’t been
providing necessary infor-
mation to the union to refute
or verify its concern, or to
address it through the griev-
ance process.
The union said this inad-
equate pay and lack of doc-
umentation constitute unfair
labor practices – and it’s
on the basis of these unfair
labor allegations that the
union had been preparing to
strike this week. In addition,
union spokesperson Miles
Eshaia said Friday that the
union is asking for substan-
tial wage increases.
A spokesperson for Fred
Meyer has said the company
is following, and plans to
continue to follow, applica-
ble labor laws.
On Thursday, a sign at a
n orth Portland Fred Meyer
store read: “Now hiring tem-
porary associates,” and spe-
cifi cally asked for applicants
willing to cross picket lines.
On Friday morning, a
Fred Meyer statement pro-
vided to Oregon Public
Broadcasting
confi rmed
that its stores aff ected by the
strike, along with impacted
QFC stores, remain open for
customers. In the statement,
Fred Meyer and QFC called
the decision by UFCW Local
555 to strike “reckless.” The
companies are are urging the
union to “consider the full
implications for its mem-
bers heading into the holiday
season.”
“At a time when we want
to invest more than ever in
wage increases and aff ord-
able health care, the UFCW
has chosen disruption and
the unknown for our asso-
ciates and their families,”
Dennis Gibson, the presi-
dent of Fred Meyer, said in
the statement. “We value our
associates and thank them
for what they do every day
for each other and our cus-
tomers. We are committed
to serving our customers,
and our stores are open and
stocked with fresh food and
household essentials.”
According to Fred Meyer,
it and QFC have proposed
a total investment worth
tens of millions of dollars
for more than 5,000 associ-
ates covered under the union
contract, including $36 mil-
lion for additional wages,
$30 million for annual con-
tributions for health care
benefi ts and $5 million for
pensions.
“While we respect our
associates’ rights to partici-
pate in this work stoppage,
any associate who chooses
to continue to work is wel-
come,” Gibson said in Fri-
day’s statement.
McMenamins hit by ransomware attack
By MIKE ROGOWAY
The Oregonian
Portland hotel and brew-
pub chain McMenam-
ins has been hit by a ran-
somware attack that left
many of its computer sys-
tems inoperable. Intruders
may have accessed some
of its employee records, the
company said, but appear
to have left customer data
untouched.
McMenamins said it
identifi ed and blocked the
attack on Sunday. In a state-
ment Thursday, the chain
said it hasn’t paid any ran-
som and declined to disclose
any details about the hack-
ers’ demands.
In ransomware attacks,
cyberthieves typically take
over an organization’s
computer systems, block-
ing access or threatening to
release private information
unless they receive a ransom
payment.
No locations closed
because of the attack, but
McMenamins said the intru-
sion took down its online
reservation system. It is tak-
ing hotel reservations by
phone but can’t quote room
rates or book specifi c room
types. It’s also unable to
redeem gift cards and most
locations.
The Portland company
operates 56 hotels, movie
theaters, bars and restaurants
in the Northwest, including
a pub and hotel in Gearhart,
and mostly along the Inter-
state 5 corridor from Eugene
to Seattle. Many of its sites
are in restored schools,
hotels, lodges and theaters.
“Cybercriminals
deployed malicious soft-
ware that locked the compa-
ny’s systems and prevented
access to critical informa-
tion,” McMenamins said
in an announcement. “The
family-owned company has
reported the incident to the
FBI and is also working with
a cybersecurity fi rm to iden-
tify the source and full scope
of the attack.”
McMenamins said the
attack took corporate email
and credit card scanners
offl ine, forcing the com-
pany to resort to alterna-
tive payment systems. The
chain said a separate pay-
ment processing service
manages customer payment
information and said there
is “no indication” the attack
breached those systems.
Employee data, though,
“may have been compro-
mised.” Those records
potentially include work-
ers’ names, addresses, email
addresses, phone numbers,
birthdays, Social Security
numbers and bank account
information.
McMenamins said it
will off er identity protec-
tion services to employ-
ees as it works to determine
the scope of the attack. The
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company employs 2,700,
down from 3,000 before the
pandemic.
“What
makes
this
breach
especially
dis-
heartening is that it fur-
ther adds to the strain and
hardship our employees
have been through in the
past two years,” said Brian
McMenamin, a member
of the family that owns the
company. “We ask that our
customers give our employ-
ees extra grace as we make
temporary adjustments in
the way we process transac-
tions and reservations, given
the impacts to our systems
by this breach. We are hope-
ful that this holiday season
will mark a positive turning
point for all of us and appre-
ciate the patience and under-
standing of our loyal cus-
tomers and partners.”
Companies large and
small this week are scram-
bling to respond to a vulner-
ability in the Apache logging
package log4j, an obscure
piece of software that’s
nonetheless ubiquitous in all
manner of corporate com-
puter systems and inter-
net-enabled devices. The
so-called zero-day vulner-
ability is especially alarm-
ing because it was publicly
exposed before a software
fi x was widely available.
It’s not clear whether
the McMenamins attack
was connected to that
vulnerability.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SPORTS
Warriors, Loggers
earn all-state honors
The Astorian
Successful football sea-
sons for Warrenton and
Knappa were capped off
recently with selections to the
3A and 2A all-state teams, as
voted on by coaches.
For the Warriors, honors
went to senior Hordie Bod-
den Bodden (second team
defensive back and honor-
able mention quarterback);
senior Ethan Caldwell (sec-
ond team receiver); senior
Joshua Earls (honorable
mention receiver and defen-
sive back); junior Dawson
Little (honorable mention
receiver); and senior Josh
Smith (honorable mention
off ensive line).
Of the 131 spots on
the 2A all-state team, 12
positions went to Knappa
players.
Knappa’s fi rst team
selections were senior
off ensive lineman Logan
Morrill and senior defen-
sive lineman Carter Morrill.
Elsewhere, senior Tanner
Jackson (second team) was
voted as the second-best
quarterback in the state, and
was also a second team line-
backer; and senior Mark
Miller was second team
kicker, third team running
back, and was one of eight
punters on the all-state team.
2A All-State
Off ensive Lineman of
the Year: Matt Hopkins,
Kennedy
Off ensive Back of
the Year: Gunner Yates,
Coquille
Defensive
Lineman
of the Year: Tom Riley,
Coquille
Defensive Back of the
Year: Brock Hisler, Heppner
Coach of the Year:
David Thomason, Coquille
Gary Henley/The Astorian
Knappa all-state lineman Logan Morrill, left, chases after
Warrenton all-state quarterback Hordie Bodden Bodden.
First Team Off ense
OL: Matt Hopkins, Jr.,
Kennedy
OL: Jesse Parker, Sr.,
Oakland
OL: Conor Brosnan, Sr.,
Heppner
OL: Patrick Adams, Sr.,
Coquille
OL: Logan Morrill, Sr.,
Knappa
TE: Brett Boen, Jr.,
Kennedy
WR: Owen Bruner, Jr.,
Kennedy
WR: Luke Beyer, Jr.,
Kennedy
WR: Jace Coe, Sr.,
Heppner
RB: Gunner Yates, Sr.,
Coquille
RB: Brock Hisler, Sr.,
Heppner
RB: Brody Ballard, Sr.,
Monroe
QB: Riley Cantu, Sr.,
Kennedy
K: Charlie Beyer, Jr.,
Kennedy
First Team Defense
DL: Blane Mahoney, Sr.,
Heppner
DL: Carter Morrill, Sr.,
Knappa
DL: Tom Riley, Jr.,
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
51 37
Windy with rain
46 40
47 39
48 39
47 38
47 39
43 33
Rain, some
heavy
Cloudy with
showers
Showers
possible
Showers
possible
Chance of a
shower
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
49/36
49/37
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: The double clus-
ter is at the northwest corner of
Perseus, the hero.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 48/34
Normal high/low .................. 48/37
Record high .................. 61 in 1980
Record low .................... 15 in 1964
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.01”
Month to date ........................ 6.12”
Normal month to date ......... 5.52”
Year to date .......................... 70.45”
Normal year to date ........... 65.10”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:05 a.m. 7.2 6:22 a.m. 3.7
12:04 p.m. 8.8 7:23 p.m. -0.3
Cape Disappointment
12:52 a.m. 7.0 5:37 a.m. 4.0
11:43 a.m. 8.8 6:29 p.m. -0.2
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:53 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:31 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 4:05 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 7:41 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
12:58 a.m. 7.2 5:55 a.m. 3.8
11:50 a.m. 9.0 6:48 p.m. -0.5
Warrenton
1:00 a.m. 7.6 6:06 a.m. 3.8
11:59 a.m. 9.2 7:07 p.m. -0.2
Knappa
1:42 a.m. 7.5 7:23 a.m. 3.2
12:41 p.m. 9.0 8:24 p.m. -0.2
Depoe Bay
Dec 18 Dec 26 Jan 2
Jan 9
12:08 a.m. 7.2 5:04 a.m. 4.2
10:55 a.m. 9.0 6:01 p.m. -0.3
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
70/50/c
37/35/sn
39/24/c
52/33/t
44/25/s
82/71/sh
72/48/r
66/43/s
83/73/sh
44/36/r
67/45/s
50/41/s
55/44/c
57/41/r
38/21/pc
34/27/pc
49/38/pc
58/29/s
80/69/sh
58/46/c
65/43/s
84/69/pc
42/29/pc
71/46/s
54/48/pc
47/31/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
35/33
Kennewick Walla Walla
42/40 Lewiston
44/39
39/37
Hermiston
The Dalles 44/41
Enterprise
Pendleton 36/29
46/43
43/39
La Grande
34/31
52/42
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Pullman
37/30
48/38
Salem
35/32
Yakima 38/31
Longview
51/37 Portland
50/40
Spokane
31/25
50/35
47/35
Astoria
ALMANAC
Coquille
DL: Briggs Snell, Jr.,
Kennedy
LB: Brock Hisler, Sr.,
Heppner
LB: Gunner Yates, Sr.,
Coquille
LB: Gavin Patterson, Sr.,
Lakeview
LB: Conor Brosnan, Sr.,
Heppner
DB: Jaden Dolan, Sr.,
Gaston
DB: Gunner Rothen-
berger, Jr., Toledo
DB: Riley Cantu, Sr.,
Kennedy
DB: Jace Coe, Sr.,
Heppner
P: Greg Havely, Sr.,
Lakeview
(Knappa selections)
Second Team
QB: Tanner Jackson, Sr.
K: Mark Miller, Sr.
DL: Logan Morrill, Sr.
LB: Tanner Jackson, Sr.
P: Mark Miller, Sr.
Third Team
OL: Carter Morrill, Sr.
WR: Trevor Ogier, Sr.
RB: Mark Miller, Sr.
DB: Trevor Ogier, Sr.
Honorable Mention
DB: Tucker Kinder, Jr.
Corvallis
50/40
Albany
50/40
John Day
Eugene
Bend
51/44
49/42
39/32
Ontario
32/24
Caldwell
Burns
30/18
35/26
Medford
42/39
Klamath Falls
36/24
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
30/24/c
49/46/r
51/38/r
49/39/r
50/41/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
33/23/c
51/47/r
46/41/r
44/43/r
46/43/r
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
53/48/sh
51/47/sh
51/37/r
52/45/sh
49/39/r
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
53/47/r
51/43/r
45/40/r
49/43/r
44/41/r