‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close US’s first unionized store
‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close US’s first unionized store
‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close its first unionized store in the US
Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, Maryland
Workers at the first Apple store to unionize in the US are pushing back against the company’s decision to shut down the store by June, alleging the company’s decision is rooted in “a cynical attempt to bust the union”.
On Monday, the union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple, alleging unionized employees at the store in Towson, Maryland, are being denied transfer rights and other rights compared with workers at non-unionized stores. The union is also alleging retaliation for being unionized.
According to the union, Apple claims the collective bargaining agreement prevents relocation, a claim the union says is “simply false, and raises serious concerns that this closure is a cynical attempt to bust the union” the union said in a statement.