Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, LABOR NEWS—Teamsters warehouse workers at Amazon Whole Foods distributor facility in Texas ratify first contract, (May 12, 2026)

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

Now the facility is a “wall-to-wall Teamsters shop.”

Over 300 warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) in Lancaster, Texas, members of Teamsters Local 745, have overwhelmingly ratified their first Teamsters contract. The agreement delivers a 23 percent wage increase, Teamsters health care, a defined benefit pension plan, and strong job protections.

“This contract is going to change our lives for years to come,” said Laqurria Marshall, a warehouse worker and member of Local 745. “We organized because we wanted better wages, affordable health care, and real retirement security. By standing together as Teamsters, we secured all of that and more.”

UNFI is the primary distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods. Since 2022, more than 3,500 UNFI workers have organized with the Teamsters, bringing total Teamsters membership to more than 5,500 nationwide.

Workers at UNFI’s Lancaster distribution center voted to join the Teamsters late last year, following an organizing victory by drivers at the same facility earlier in the year. With the ratification of this agreement, the Lancaster facility is now a “wall-to-wall Teamsters shop.”

Companies: Amazon; Whole Foods; United Natural Foods Inc.

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