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Workers At A Whole Foods Market In Philadelphia ‘Go Union,’ Become First Group Of Employees To Pull Off A Labor Win At The Amazon-Owned Grocery Store Chain

Published Tuesday, January 28, 2025
by Labor News Story Link To The Associated Press Via ABC News
Workers At A Whole Foods Market In Philadelphia ‘Go Union,’ Become First Group Of Employees To Pull Off A Labor Win At The Amazon-Owned Grocery Store Chain

The Associated Press reports Workers employed at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia have voted to Unionize, becoming the first group of Workers to Go Union at the Amazon-owned Grocery Store Chain. Fifty-seven-percent of the store’s Employees voted in favor of joining United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776. 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. Amazon purchased Whole Foods in 2017 and has tried to fend off organizing efforts in its stores as well as by Delivery Drivers and Warehouse Workers.

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