June 18 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) staff in Maryland voted on Saturday to affix a union, turning into the primary retail workers of the tech large to unionize in america.
Greater than 100 staff in Towson close to Baltimore “have overwhelmingly voted to affix the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Employees,” the union mentioned on its website.
The native staff, forming the Coalition of Organized Retail Staff, “have the assist of a stable majority of our coworkers,” they wrote in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner.
“That is one thing we don’t to go in opposition to or create battle with our administration,” they wrote.
An Apple spokesperson, responding to Reuters request for remark, mentioned by e mail the corporate had “nothing so as to add right now.”
Unionization efforts are gaining momentum at some giant U.S. companies, together with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O). learn extra
Apple staff in Atlanta who have been searching for to unionize withdrew their request final month, claiming intimidation.
Some present and former Apple staff final yr started criticizing the corporate’s working circumstances on-line, utilizing the hashtag #AppleToo.
Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; Enhancing by William Mallard
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