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.

When Leeya Girmay transitioned from a full-time to a part-time bakery employee at the Philadelphia Whole Foods in November, she gave up health-care eligibility. The inconsistent shifts of a full-time schedule had been wearing her out.

Whole Foods workers in a Pennsylvania store vote to form the first union under Amazon ownership, joining a local chapter of the UFCW.

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.

A majority of workers at a flagship Whole Foods store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voted to unionize on Monday, becoming the first in the Amazon-owned grocery chain to snatch a labor victory.

The Amazon-owned grocery store brand says it's 'disappointed' in the employees' plan to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union.

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 Philadelphia have voted to unionize under UFCW, making it the grocer’s first unionized location in decades, writes

Unionized employees want to change the storied retailer's direction. But they'll have to get through the "member-elected" board first.

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