It's done: Apple employees have voted to join a new union,65 votes for and 33 votes against. The 110 team members of a store located in Maryland, in Towson, are eligible. Thanks to this maneuver, they will be able to better defend their rights, news that is probably well received internally butwhich also arouses suspicion from management.
The organization chosen by the voters is the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which already represents no less than 700,000 members in North America (Quebec, Canada, United States). The CGT Apple retail account cited the announcement, it is another association this time French and whose objective is similar.
We did it Towson! We won our union vote! Thanks to all who worked so hard and all who supported! Now we celebrate with@machinistsunion. Tomorrow we keep organizing.
— acoreunion (@acoreunion)June 19, 2022
And now ?
From now on, theNational Labor Relations Board will have to validate the vote before the procedure goes any further. This may take about a week; This is an essential step required by the Biden government on which this agency depends.CNBChaving reported the information at the national level, it could give ideas to other Apple Stores concerned about their working conditions. In the city ofNew Yorkin particular, where a similar operation is underway.
On site, employees tried to obtain a minimum of twenty-eight dollars per hour guaranteed. Apple will finally have acceptedtwenty-two dollars, a nice gesture but which did not stop the ambitions of potential union members whose union is still under study.
Apple reassures
Beyond income, there are also concerns relating to integration, respect anddiversitywhich have been raised in recent months. Particularly when Apple decided to thank the leaders of a protest who succeeded in compiling alarming figures on equality within the company.
For its part, the Cupertino company recently publisheda rather transparent report on the organization of its human resources. We learn that the proportion of women in offices continues to increase and that the origin of employees does not seem to matter in the recruitment process. Measures also concern France, where several stores are open, notably in Paris, Strasbourg and Montpellier.
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