Whole Foods, Amazon and Philadelphia

Amazon’s Whole Foods asks agency to set aside the results of a union win at a Philadelphia store
Amazon-owned Whole Foods is asking the National Labor Relations Board to set aside the results of a union election that led to a labor win.
Amazon tries to block Whole Foods workers from forming a union after losing NLRB election
Amazon, which purchased Whole Foods Market in 2017, has filed objections to last month's successful union election.
Whole Foods looks to overturn union election results from Philadelphia store
The specialty grocer filed objections to the NLRB claiming the UFCW Local 1776 “illegally interfered” with its staffers’ “fair right to vote.”
Whole Foods Workers Form First Union in Amazon’s Grocery Chain
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.
Whole Foods Workers Back Union in Challenge to Parent Amazon
A majority of workers at a Whole Foods Market store in Philadelphia voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers International union, giving organized labor a new foothold at parent company Amazon.
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize
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. Employees at the Philadelphia store cast 130 votes — or about 57% of the ballots cast — in favor of joining a local chapter of The United Food and Commercial Workers
A Philadelphia Whole Foods Became the First to Unionize. This Labor Expert Explains What’s Next–and How Trump Could Stall Workers’ Efforts
Paul Clark, a professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State University, dissects the situation at the Amazon-owned grocery chain.
Whole Foods says Trump’s actions make union win moot
Amazon’s Whole Foods says Trump’s firings that paralyzed a federal labor regulator invalidate a union vote at a Philadelphia store.
Whole Foods CEO’s role expands to oversee Amazon’s entire worldwide grocery initiatives
Jason Buechel will expand his role to oversee Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores business, including Amazon Go convenience ...
Whole Foods employees in Philadelphia vote to become 1st union in grocery chain's history
Workers at a flagship Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voted to unionize and become the first union in the ...
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Whole Foods Market CEO Named VP of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores
Worldwide Amazon Stores CEO Doug Herrington has revealed that Whole Foods Market (WFM) CEO Jason Buechel will take on an ...
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Amazon’s Fight With Unions Heads to Its Grocery Aisles
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia are voting on whether to form the first union in the Amazon-owned chain. The company is pushing back. By Danielle Kaye Reporting from Philadelphia At a ...