The Whole Foods in Philadelphia became the first to unionize in the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.
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.
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, voted to unionize on Monday, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.Employees at the store, located on 2101 Pennsylvania Avenue in Philadelphia, cast 130 votes — or about 57% of the ballots cast — in favor of joining a local chapter of The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Employees at the Whole Foods store, located in the center of Philadelphia, started organizing early last year, Young said. They teamed up with UFCW Local 1776 in the late summer, and in November petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to hold an official election.The local union said the store workers hoped a successful vote would help them secure higher wages, more affordable health care coverage, child care support, greater work-life balance and better working conditions.
The company said it provides store employees with a competitive average hourly wage and other benefits, such as 401 plans and “on-demand” mental health support. It did not disclose its average hourly rate, but some online job postings show store employees can earn $16 per hour or higher. The union has also accused Whole Foods of withholding region-wide wage increases from employees at the Philadelphia store because of the union activities.
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