In an attempt to move negotiations forward, Wadleigh said the committee decided to share “economic issues” with Apple in a recent bargaining session - proposals covering things like pay and severance. The company and the union are expected to return to the bargaining table next week. People wanted more control over the conditions of their workplace.”Īpple did not respond to a request for comment. “All these things that dramatically affected people’s lives. Employees of the Towson Town Center Apple store voted Saturday to unionize by a 65-33 margin - nearly a 2-1 margin - to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. They saw the company’s unilateral ability to change working conditions, like mask requirements, COVID policies,” he said. “I think that COVID was also a really big thing that opened people’s eyes up. He said the negotiators reached a tentative agreement on that committee in the first bargaining session after the company shared information in all its retail stores, which was at the beginning of April. Employees at Apple’s Towson Town Center store in Maryland will begin their union election on June 15th, after filing a request with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) earlier this month. Gallagher said concerns about those issues are a big reason his store got together and organized. One such glimmer, he said, was reaching the tentative agreement on establishing a health and safety committee. But there are glimmers of hope,” Gallagher said. “It’s very possible that what they’re doing is a stalling tactic. The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors.
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