Apple Glasgow union reaches agreement with Apple for pay raises
Apple's first unionized store in the UK has reached a pay agreement with the tech giant, winning minimum increases and compensation for all staff members.
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In November, staff at Apple Glasgow voted overwhelmingly in favor of having UK trade union GMB represent them.
Now, after lengthy negotiations with Apple, the store has reached a new pay agreement.
"Today Apple Glasgow reached an agreement on pay after negotiations. Members voted to reject Apple's pay model and have instead won minimum increases and compensation for all members of staff, as well as improved pay for the majority of staff with most receiving 7%," the Apple Retail Workers Union posted to X.
"Our successful pay negotiations are just one example of the ways in which a union can benefit Apple employees," the union continues. "We have been able to successfully change Apple's pay model to make it more equitable and less dependent on arbitrary metrics."
Apple Glasgow store was the first in the UK to unionize, and officially entered a formal agreement with Apple to have that status recognized in February.
Apple has opposed the formation of unions in its retail stores, to the extent that America's National Labor Relations Board has found it guilty of illegal anti-union tactics.
Apple Store employees want to unionize due to ignored pay and working conditions issues. One staff member compared reporting problems to "writing a letter to Santa."
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This Apple Store is a lovely building on what I think is Glasgow's nicest shopping street.
This unionization effort is very much in character for Glasgow. When I was last there in July, there were posters everywhere promoting socialist revolution.
No compensation?! If true, what a foul move on Apple's part.
The union might had negotiated a wage pay scale based on seniority and job description. But this being the first year of the union, maybe a few employees were already being paid and compensated above the new union rate scale. If these employees also saw a 7% increase in pay and also receive same increase with every new contract, then other members might start to complain about how come they are always being paid more, when they have the same seniority and job description.
Besides, the union don't really like it when some of its members of the same seniority are compensated more than others, just because they might have earned it by being rewarded for working harder than others, before the union. At best, those workers will not lose any of their compensation, so to be in line with the rest of the union members of same seniority (and job description) and their compensation will increase when their compensation eventually fall inline with the rest of the union members of the same seniority, with each new contract. Being paid and compensated more, for being a harder worker, is not the union way.