A group of Maryland Apple employees formed a new union organization. Photo: AP
A group of store employees Manzana in United States of America announced the creation of a union after the majority voted in favor of the initiative, the first for the tech giant that comes after similar organizational initiatives by workers in starbucks Y Amazon.
“We made it! We won our union voteThanks to everyone who worked so hard and supported us! Now let’s celebrate… Let’s keep organizing tomorrow, ”tweeted the Coalition of Apple Retail Employees (AppleCORE).
Of the 110 employees at the brand’s headquarters in Towson, Maryland, 65 spoke in favor and 33 against, according to the billing broadcast live by the federal billing supervisory agency.
The new union and its consequences for Apple
A group of Apple employees organized to ask for representation in wage decisions. Photo: Angel Garcia / Bloomberg.
Apple corewho organized the campaign to unionize and ask for representation in decisions on wages, hours and safety measures, must form a branch of the union International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) once the agency certifies the results
Saturday’s victory, after several failed attempts to unionize Apple store employees, comes after symbolic victories in recent months, which have had the president’s support. Joe Biden.
Last May, Apple’s director of distribution and human resources, Deirdre O’Brien, had appeared in the store.
“It is your right to join a trade union, but it is also your right not to join“, according to an audio excerpt released by the Vice site.
O’Brien had assured that the presence of an intermediary would complicate relations between Apple and its employees.
“I’m concerned about what another organization in the middle of our relationship might mean, one that doesn’t have a deep understanding of Apple or our business,” the directive said.
The Californian group has not yet ruled on the results of the vote.
From Apple they say they are concerned about the new main organization. Photo: David Paul Morris / Bloomberg.
The IAM union criticized the Silicon Valley giant’s efforts to discourage employees from voting to join the union.
“This victory shows growth union question in Apple Stores and in various industries across the country, “said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., celebrating the” courage “of workers.
This vote came after other successful attempts to achieve unionization within large corporations in the United States.
The first was in December 2021, when the the creation of two unions in the Starbucks officesin the city of Buffalo, New York, and employees at more than 160 of the chain’s stores asked for similar votes.
Another case is that of employees of an Amazon store in New York, who last April voted by an overwhelming majority to create a union, the first of the group in the United States, but the company has asked for the cancellation of that. result and a second vote.
With information from agencies.
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Source: Clarin
