Philly Whole Foods store becomes first to unionize – a labor expert explains what’s next and how Trump could stall workers’ efforts
- Written by Paul F. Clark, Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
Workers at a Whole Foods store in Philadelphia voted 130-100 to unionize.Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Whole Foods workers at the Philadelphia flagship store in the city’s Art Museum area voted to unionize on Jan. 27, 2025. They are the first store in the Amazon-owned grocery chain to do so.
Paul Clark, a professor of labor and employment...







