The retail workers of Apple in Maryland became the first to unionise in the US, in June 2022. Now, the employees of the Apple store in Towson, Maryland, have voted to go on strike. The date for the same is yet to be officially announced.
The workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (AIM) wish to draw attention to the lack of work-life balance for the employees due to unpredictable schedules. They have also been unhappy about the low wages, which are unable to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Recently, the US Labour Board ruled that the tech firm, Apple did indeed question its employees regarding union activities and also prevented them from placing union flyers in the break room as was alleged Back in 2022, it was found that employees—who had placed flyers on a table in the break room within the office at the World Trade Centre store in New York City—had been interrogated about their actions. The flyers were also taken possession of arly last year, that is, in February 2023, the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) had started seriously looking into complaints filed by employees and unions who claimed that Apple tried to hinder employees efforts to organise, except when it was a case where the Company itself was settling first.