Coverage dated January 27, 2025

Philadelphia Whole Foods first to unionize

Headline from The Hill

Employees at a Philadelphia Whole Foods made history as the first Amazon-owned grocery chain to unionize following a Monday vote. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cited a 130-100 vote of workers at a Whole Foods in Center City in Philadelphia, noting 57 percent of ballots favored the measur…

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Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia vote to unionize, a first for the Amazon-owned grocery chain (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Whole Foods workers at the Spring Garden store have expressed frustration about low pay and want better health care benefits.

  2. The Hill

    Philadelphia Whole Foods first to unionize (opens The Hill)

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    Employees at a Philadelphia Whole Foods made history as the first Amazon-owned grocery chain to unionize following a Monday vote. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cited a 130-100 vote of workers at a Whole Foods in Center City in Philadelphia, noting 57 percent of ballots favored the measur…

  3. Insider

    Whole Foods store workers form first union under Amazon ownership (opens Insider)

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

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Whole Foods in Philadelphia became the first to unionize in the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.

  5. UPI

    Whole Foods store in Philadelphia votes to unionize (opens UPI)

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    Workers at Philadelphia's Center City Whole Foods store voted on Monday to unionize, becoming the first local store in the chain owned by Amazon to formally organize under the United Food and Commercial Workers.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Whole Foods employees in Philadelphia vote to form first union (opens Washington Examiner)

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    It came down to 130 voting to join the United Food and Commercial Workers and 100 voted against. Union workers come from Kroger, Albertsons-Safeway, and others.

  7. CNN

    Workers at Philadelphia Whole Foods vote to form first union for Amazon-owned supermarket chain (opens CNN)

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    Workers at a Pennsylvania Whole Foods store voted on Monday to unionize, forming the first union in the organic grocery chain owned by Amazon.

  8. PhillyVoice

    Whole Foods workers in Center City become chain's first union in decades (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Workers at Philadelphia's flagship Whole Foods grocery store voted Monday night to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union. They are the first Whole Foods employees to do so since Amazon bought the chain in 2017.

  9. CBS News

    Workers at Philadelphia Whole Foods Market become 1st to unionize at the Amazon-owned grocery chain (opens CBS News)

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    Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philly have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the chain.

  10. FOX Business

    Workers at Philadelphia Whole Foods become 1st to unionize at Amazon-owned grocer (opens FOX Business)

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    Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia became the first group to unionize under the grocery store chain. The vote came months after it filed to hold a union election in November.

  11. New York Post

    Amazon-owned Whole Foods store in Philadelphia becomes first to unionize (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

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

  12. Salon

    "The strength of solidarity": A Whole Foods in Philadelphia is the first in the country to unionize (opens Salon)

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    Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"

  13. Quartz

    Whole Foods workers make history by voting to unionize (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Whole Foods employees at a Philadelphia store achieved the first unionization within the Amazon-owned grocery chain

  14. New York Times

    Whole Foods Workers Form First Union in Amazon’s Grocery Chain (opens New York Times)

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    The union win, at a Philadelphia store where workers are seeking higher wages, comes as Amazon is also fighting organizing efforts among some warehouse employees and delivery drivers.

  15. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Philadelphia Whole Foods Market becomes first to unionize (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Workers at a Whole Foods Market in 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.

  16. Forbes

    Amazon Faces Union Push On Two Fronts: Its Flagship Business And Now Whole Foods (opens Forbes)

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    Some 300 workers at an Amazon-owned Whole Foods store in Philadelphia have voted to unionize, mirroring a pro-union shift in public opinion, according to Gallup.

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