Employees at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted to unionize, marking the first successful entry of organized labor into Amazon's grocery business. The vote, overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, saw 130 employees (57% of ballots cast) vote in favor of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. This victory comes after nearly three years of organizing efforts by workers at Amazon warehouses and delivery centers.
The Whole Foods in Philadelphia became the first to unionize in the Amazon -owned grocery store chainhave voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon -owned grocery store chain.
“This fight is far from over, but today’s victory is an important step forward," said Wendell Young IV, the president of UFCW Local 1776."We are ready to bring Whole Foods to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair first contract that reflects the workers’ needs and priorities.”The results mark the first successful entry of organized labor into Amazon’s grocery business, which includes Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh and the Amazon Go convenience stores.
In a statement after the votes were counted Monday night, Whole Foods said it “is proud to offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and career advancement opportunities to all Team Members.” After the union filed the election petition, workers at the Philadelphia store were given free snacks, and the company repainted their break rooms, according to Young.
The company acknowledges it did not offer wage increases to workers at the store, even though it did so at a number of other stores as part of a quarterly review. Whole Foods maintains it would have been illegal to make wage adjustments in the lead-up to the union election, an argument Young disputed.
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