From left, Chris Gray, Anna Putman, Inez Fishbaugh, Teri Briggs, and Jenni Calo picket outside of the Hollywood Fred Meyer store where they all work in Portland, Ore., Aug. 28, 2024.

Grocery workers at Portland-area Fred Meyer stores returned to work Tuesday after a six-day strike but called for a boycott of the grocery chain after reaching no deal on a labor contract.

The union representing Portland Fred Meyer workers could call for a strike as a tactic at the bargaining table. Late last week, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 members voted to ...