Workers at NYC Grand Central Apple Store start moving to unionize
Apple employees working at the New York City Grand Central Apple Store are working to form a union, with workers taking steps that could result in it being the first Apple retail outlet to unionize.
Unrest among some Apple Store employees in the United States over stagnating wages surfaced in February, with a number of stores preparing to file paperwork to create a union. In the case of one New York City outlet, it seems that the activity has progressed considerably.
The organizers of "Fruit Stand Workers United" has started to collect signatures at the flagship Grand Central Apple Store, the Washington Post reports. After a vote on February 21 to affiliate with Workers United, the organizers are now handing out signature cards to potential union members.
Workers United previously assisted another major unionizing effort concerning a multinational in supporting efforts by Starbucks employees across the United States.
The store has the potential to become the first Apple Store location to unionize, if enough votes are gathered to create the union, but it's not the only one aiming to do so. Anonymous employees told the report that at least three other locations are working on making their own unions.
An update to a website run by the organizers states "Grand Central is an extraordinary store with unique working conditions that make a union necessary to ensure our team has the best possible standards of living in what have proven to be extraordinary times with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and once-in-a-generation consumer price inflation."
Apple declined to comment to the report about whether it supports or intends to combat he union, but said in a statement it was "fortunate to have incredible retail team members and we deeply value everything they bring to Apple. We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits for full time and part time employees, including health care, tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual stock grants and many other benefits."
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Unrest among some Apple Store employees in the United States over stagnating wages surfaced in February, with a number of stores preparing to file paperwork to create a union. In the case of one New York City outlet, it seems that the activity has progressed considerably.
The organizers of "Fruit Stand Workers United" has started to collect signatures at the flagship Grand Central Apple Store, the Washington Post reports. After a vote on February 21 to affiliate with Workers United, the organizers are now handing out signature cards to potential union members.
Workers United previously assisted another major unionizing effort concerning a multinational in supporting efforts by Starbucks employees across the United States.
The store has the potential to become the first Apple Store location to unionize, if enough votes are gathered to create the union, but it's not the only one aiming to do so. Anonymous employees told the report that at least three other locations are working on making their own unions.
An update to a website run by the organizers states "Grand Central is an extraordinary store with unique working conditions that make a union necessary to ensure our team has the best possible standards of living in what have proven to be extraordinary times with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and once-in-a-generation consumer price inflation."
Apple declined to comment to the report about whether it supports or intends to combat he union, but said in a statement it was "fortunate to have incredible retail team members and we deeply value everything they bring to Apple. We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits for full time and part time employees, including health care, tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual stock grants and many other benefits."
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You are wrong when you said they did shit for you, trust me, they did plenty , such as piss off management on your behalf, say you stand for things you don’t stand for, it’s generally a giant shit show!
people Must remember, once you let these people get their way, you no longer belong to yourself , you belong to the union and essentially your career at Apple is over.
Apple of course will be diplomatic on the surface but rest assured, once you are in a union, you are essentially an enemy of the company and you will be replaced first chance they get.
lastly, unions will kill individual advancement , think about the lazy idiot at work who is always trying to get by by doing the least, well, once you are in same union with that guy, you guys are now the same person. Congrats!
final word, most Apple
stores have younger employees and people passing through to another career, I honestly don’t think there will be much interest in a union! Also if you are young and working at Apple store part time and eventually want to get a letter of recommendation from managment,
Union leaderships typically have far left agendas and though there are laws that prohibit union dues being used for political purposes those laws are ignored. If unions stuck to their supposed purpose, collective bargaining, they might be better accepted by corporations. But union leadership is often actively involved in left wing politics and use their membership as tools and levers in the political process, even if a substantial percentage of those members do not support their positions or agendas.
I fully agree, in fact, unions will sub-contract, layoff union workers with children to feed, and call themselves Righteous. But it's New York City too much crack in the water over decades.
hard core union demands will just alienate workers and company, Apple do not have to use union workers, especially in tech industry where any part time college kid who been using apple products since they were 10 can works there with little bit of training
Hatchet, axe, and saw!
The only people this will hurt are the everyday workers who join the “union”, the organIzer will benefit with their new BMWs and apartments lol