Workers at a flagship Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voted to unionize and become the first union in the grocery chain's history.

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.

Austin-based Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, is the latest grocery chain to contend with unionization after workers in Philly voted in favor.

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.

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

Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia voted to form a union, the first time employees of the Amazon-owned grocer have organized in decades. Monday’s vote, which passed 130-100, was prompted by workers’ push for higher wages and improved benefits.

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"

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.

The union's election win, which workers called "historic," tees up another organizing battle inside Amazon's workforce.

The unionization vote comes despite a “barrage of union-busting techniques, intimidation, threats, coercion” and wrongful firings, UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell Young IV said in an interview.