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Employees at Philadelphia Entire Meals turn into 1st to unionize at Amazon-owned grocer

Editorial Board Published January 28, 2025
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Employees at a Entire Meals location in Philadelphia made historical past as the primary group to efficiently unionize underneath the grocery chain.

The employees on the flagship Entire Meals retailer in Heart Metropolis, represented by UFCW Native 1776, voted 130-100 to unionize on Monday, calling it “a significant victory” in its struggle for honest compensation, improved advantages and higher working situations. 

The group initially filed a petition with the Nationwide Labor Relations Board in November to carry a union election. Since then, the group claimed it has confronted an “aggressive anti-union campaign” by Amazon administration, which it stated labored to stop workers from exercising their proper to illustration.

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“Despite a relentless onslaught of anti-union propaganda and intimidation, and multiple allegations of unfair labor practices (ULPs) committed by Whole Foods management, the workers have remained committed to unionizing. Today’s vote is a testament to the power of collective action and their determination to achieve a voice on the job,” the group stated in a press release Tuesday. 

UFCW Native 1776 President Wendell Younger IV stated in a press release that this “fight is far from over,” although he acknowledged that Monday’s win “is an important step forward.” 

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“We are ready to bring Whole Foods to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair first contract that reflects the workers’ needs and priorities,” Younger stated.

Amazon bought Entire Meals in 2017, including it to its sprawling grocery enterprise, which incorporates Amazon Contemporary and the Amazon Go comfort shops. 

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That is the primary time {that a} group has efficiently unionized with Entire Meals, however the e-commerce big has been combating towards unionization efforts for a number of years, together with at its warehouses. 

Entire Meals advised FOX Enterprise that the corporate is “disappointed by the outcome of this election” however is “committed to maintaining a positive working environment in our Philly Center City store.” 

Entire Meals maintains that it affords aggressive compensation, nice advantages, and profession development alternatives to all employees.

In November, the group stated the bodily calls for of the job are making it really feel like an inconceivable process “to balance our health, our safety, and our desire to satisfy and delight our customers with the company’s thirst for profits.” 

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It additionally argued that its employees are additionally struggling “to afford rent, healthcare, childcare, and other basic necessities.”

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