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

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The grocery chain’s store in Philadelphia becomes the first to join a union, where workers hope to expand organizing to other outlets and across the Amazon empire.

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

Workers voted 130-100 for union representation at the Center City in Philadelphia, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

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.

The Amazon-owned grocery store brand says it's 'disappointed' in the employees' plan to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union.

The vote marks the first successful organizing effort at Whole Foods since Amazon acquired the grocer for $13.7 billion in 2017.

Now, a battle lies ahead when working out the first contract between Whole Foods and the unionized workers. "This is going to be the longest uphill battle of our lives, but this is not just for us. This is for the people who come behind us and for the people who have been here," said Khy Adams, a Whole Foods employee.

Find out how Philadelphia Whole Foods Market workers won a historic union vote, challenging Amazon for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Workers at the flagship Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted this week to join United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1776, forming the first union for the Amazon-owned supermarket chain. As reported by CNN, 130 workers voted in favor and 100 workers voted against the move.