A majority of employees at a US Apple store have voted to form a union on June 18, 2022, a first for the tech giant, which has so far tried to discourage unionising attempts. — AFP
TOWSON, Maryland: The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionise – a first for the technology giant – is a significant step in a lengthy process that labour experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favour of their employers.
Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionise by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on June 18, joining a growing push across US retail, service and tech industries to organise for greater workplace protections.
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