(Reuters) – A bulk of staff at a entrance runner Whole Foods store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania elected to unionize on Monday, coming to be the preliminary within the Amazon- had grocery retailer chain to nab a labor success.
Workers elected 130-100 for union depiction on the Center City in Philadelphia, standing for relating to 57% of the entire ballots solid, in response to the National Labor Relations Board.
Workers on the store had truly submitted to carry a union political election in November 2024, the preliminary on condition that Amazon obtained enterprise 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 section of the union, claimed in an emailed declaration to Reuters.
Whole Foods claimed it was let down by the tip results of this poll, 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 consultant for the agency claimed in an emailed declaration.
(Reporting by Chandni Shah and Siddharth Cavale in Bengaluru; Additional protection by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
