Employees at the Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia have successfully voted to unionize, with 57% supporting the effort to join the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. This marks the first successful labor organization within Amazon's grocery sector, which includes Whole Foods. The workers aim for better wages, health care, and working conditions. Wendell Young IV, president of UFCW Local 1776, emphasized the victory as a crucial step for the workers' ongoing efforts to negotiate a fair contract with Whole Foods management.
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.
Employees at the Whole Foods store, located in the center of Philadelphia, started organizing early last year and teamed up with UFCW Local 1776.
The results mark the first successful entry of organized labor into Amazon's grocery business, which includes Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Go.
The local union said the store workers hoped a successful vote would help them secure higher wages, affordable health care coverage, and better working conditions.
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