On Monday, workers at Philadelphia’s Center City Whole Foods Market voted 130–100 to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. It marks the first time an Amazon-owned Whole Foods store has voted to unionize—and it is one of the first major union elections of the second Trump presidency.
Austin-based Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, is the latest grocery chain to contend with unionization after workers in Philly voted in favor.
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.
Now, a battle lies ahead when working out the first contract between Whole Foods and the unionized workers. "This is going to be the longest uphill battle of our lives, but this is not just for us. This is for the people who come behind us and for the people who have been here," said Khy Adams, a Whole Foods employee.
Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia became the first group to unionize under the grocery store chain. The vote came months after it filed to hold a union election in November.
Workers voted 130-100 for union representation at the Center City in Philadelphia, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
Employees at a Philadelphia Whole Foods made history as the first Amazon-owned grocery chain to unionize following a Monday vote. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cited a 130-100 vote of
The new president quickly fired the NLRB’s general counsel and one of its members, hamstringing the agency and leaving its support for organized labor in doubt.
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia have voted to unionize under UFCW, making it the grocer’s first unionized location in decades, writes
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