As reported by CNN Apple the big Tech company is facing another confrontation this is in Towson, Maryland. In June 2022 Apple store workers voted for the first time to form the first Union at the U.S stores. At present the workers are weighing a strike. The workers Since 2023 have been in contract negotiation with Apple management.This is one of the strongest labor actions against the big tech company.
Apple already is facing a labor challenge. Infact, Employees in New Jersey are holding a union election this weekend. Additionally, the national labor relations board backed the decision alleging Apples Union busting tactics in New York city.
Furthermore, at present there are complaints for unfair labor practice against the company in front of labor judges. Not only Apple has been hit by the labor wave but other influential companies like Starbucks and Amazon are also facing the wave. The pandemic revealed the labor condition disparity facing workers in places such as stores and warehouses.
The Director of the Labor Education Research at Cornell’sSchool of Industrial and Relations, Kate Bronfenbrenner, said that the frustration among workers is heightening and spreading in labor activity,that is when one group of workers stand up and stimulate others.
Apple is one the big honchos in the market and the majority of Americans have one apple product. The workers of Apple going on strike will influence other workers, suddenly an activity flamed in this arena will have an everlasting effect.
A strike possibility is there as over an year of negotiation with the management there had no fruitful outcome the main issues are ‘ work-life balance, volatile scheduling practices that play havoc in personal lives and remuneration that do not cover the cost of living in the area.’ A release by the union said that strike does not mean that the store is going on strike, It’s basically one step of the longer process which will result in strike authorization vote.
Apple workers of the Maryland store are members of the International Association Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM COTE). The strike entails a formidable message that the Apple employee needs an equal work environment for all its employees.
As there is a gap between the corporate profits and the worker wages in big companies like Apple, Amazon and Google.
There’s frustration and anger as the company makes huge profit the worker gets a stagnated salary.
Union in full swing
Apple is trying to harshly handle the situation and went out of the way to control the situation according to NLRB Apple interrogating illegally and confiscated union flyers while permitting non-union materials in World Trade Centre lation in 2022.
Additionally workers in Atlanta complained in 2022 that Apple tried to unlawfully interrogate and tried to convince workers not to join the union.
All the complaints against Apple throw light that the massive lay off has hit the workers as said by Bronfenbrenner according to CNN.
In the statement regarding the complaints Apple replied’ they strongly deny these claims and look forward to providing the full set of facts
To the NLRB” as reported by CNN
