Amazon workers at Whole Foods push to unionize: report

A group of employees of Whole Foods Market, bought by Amazon last year, is seeking union membership following concerns over leadership changes since the e-commerce giant took office, reported on Thursday. the Wall Street Journal.

Workers plan to send an email – which was reviewed by the Journal – to employees at most of the company's nearly 500 stores Thursday, urging them to support union organizing. The group advocates for improved pay, benefits and profit sharing.

Workers say that under Amazon's leadership, Whole Foods has also stopped offering annual stock options to some staff members, according to the Journal.

A spokesman for Whole Foods said the company offered "competitive wages and benefits and [is] committed to the growth and success of [its] members of the team. The spokesperson added that workers are encouraged to share their comments and concerns directly to the team leaders.

Amazon did not immediately return FOX Business's request for comment.

Amazon has faced the challenges of organizing in the past, recently on the first day of the Amazon, when workers from international locations in Europe staged strikes.

The e-commerce giant also faced public attacks against its compensation practices and workplace culture of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who unveiled on Wednesday a bill called the Stop BEZOS Act. The proposed legislation imposes a welfare tax on large employers equal to 100% of the amount that their workers receive in the form of public assistance benefits, in order to encourage companies to increase their wages.

Sanders also followed the conditions in the company's execution centers.