Workers at Philadelphia Whole Foods shop ballot to unionize

(Reuters) – A bulk of employees at a front runner Whole Foods shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania elected to unionize on Monday, coming to be the initial in the Amazon- had grocery store chain to nab a labor success.

Workers elected 130-100 for union depiction at the Center City in Philadelphia, standing for regarding 57% of the complete ballots cast, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

Workers at the shop had actually submitted to hold a union political election in November 2024, the initial given that Amazon got business for $13.7 billion in 2017.

“We are ready to bring Whole Foods to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair first contract that reflects the workers’ needs and priorities,” Wendell Young IV, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, which is a neighborhood phase of the union, claimed in an emailed declaration to Reuters.

Whole Foods claimed it was let down by the end result of this ballot, stating they “offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and career advancement opportunities”.

“We are committed to maintaining a positive working environment in our Philly Center City store”, a representative for the firm claimed in an emailed declaration.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah and Siddharth Cavale in Bengaluru; Additional coverage by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)