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jdw said:

If we could apply "Stopitparis" to the silly nose rings, that would make for a good start.  (I'm 51, and I don't really care if anyone considers that offensive.  They look stupid even on cows.  And guess what?  So did bell bottoms back in the day.  I call it like it is regardless of generation, and regardless of what's in fashion.  And don't get me started to stupid tattoos!)

Next, while I admit that it could be her fault for having forgotten to setup mail forwarding, that's an unknown.  What I do know is that mail thieves are everywhere in California and the police do NOTHING about it.  That's true even if your house wasn't burned down.  My parents caught such a thief on their front door camera, but again, nothing can be done.  To me, that's absolutely insane.

But here's what else is insane.  I don't care how large Apple is.  If you as an employer mail important documents to your employee and you don't get a reply, that employer had better darned well sent somebody to talk to her in person while she's at work to reconfirm what's going on.  She must have come into the office at least once during the time those documents had been sent.  

Yeah, it's that simple.  "Hi, Paris.  I'm afraid you haven't responded to the documents we mailed you and..."  Just a quick conversation like that would have cleared it all up.  No, there is no red tape excuse for NOT doing that.  The only reason is that Apple has gotten so large it things it doesn't have to do that.  Sorry, but I buy Apple devices for their beauty, function and for the HUMAN TOUCH.  That should extend to their own employees.

Seems like a failure to communicate properly lies at the heart of this.  That remains true even if she may have done other naughty things in the company that set some people against her.  They still should have verbally communicated something about the documents sent to her, and allowed her to obtain hardcopies by hand when she then says, "I never received them."

wonkothesane said:

I would see this more in the context of Tencent, practically owning Epic. Apart from owning WeChat, Tencent is the world’s biggest owner of gaming studios. They basically own gaming on a global level. And with such ethics, this looks very “promising” regarding manipulation and exploitation of our younger generation. They fact that Sweeney apparently is not opposing at all to this, in my eyes speaks volumes about the guy’s character and values.

AppleInsider said:

According to a recent complaint by the Communications Workers of America, Apple illegally created a work group driven by managers to try to stop union organizing efforts.

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In a filing on December 16 with the US National Labor Relations Board, the Communications Workers of America accused Apple of "soliciting employees to join an employer-created / employer-dominated labor organization as a means of stifling union activities." This kind of action is forbidden under US federal labor law.

The complaint involves Apple's Easton Town Center store in Columbus, Ohio.

What Apple made was a "dedicated working group that can be used as a formal means for employees and leaders to provide feedback on both local and retail organization-wide initiatives, policies and practices," the CWA said.

The CWA also accused Apple of holding mandatory anti-union meetings, something the company has been accused of before. During the sessions, store management reportedly claimed that Apple would be legally barred from negotiating on specific topics if workers unionized, which is false.

"Creating a work group controlled by management is undemocratic and a clear attempt at union-busting," CWA's secretary-treasurer, Sara Steffens, said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg Law. "If management actually cared about workers having a voice on the job, they would direct them to Apple Retail Union/CWA which is run by workers, not bosses."

Apple has faced plenty of union activity in 2022. For example, employees at a Maryland Apple Store voted to form a union in June, and workers at Apple's Penn Square Store in Oklahoma voted to unionize in October.

Not all employees have been successful, however. For example, the CWA tried to unionize staff in Atlanta but withdrew its request in May, saying that Apple used intimidation tactics.

Workers at the St. Louis Galleria Mall Apple Store withdrew their petition to unionize in November. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers blamed Apple's hostility toward their efforts.

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Madbum said:

9secondkox2 said:

sconosciuto said:

lkrupp said:

DAalseth said:

The NLRB has already found Apple guilty of engaging in union busting activities. If this one is true Apple needs to be hit with some serious penalties. This kind of behaviour is just not acceptable. 

Union organizers lie through their teeth. This was brought when workers at Apple’s St. Louis Galleria Mall store were interviewed by the media after union organizers claimed Apple had used illegal tactics. Nope, 60 out of the 80 employees simply didn’t want to organize.

found the bootlicker

…In the mirror. 

9secondkox2 said:

sconosciuto said:

lkrupp said:

DAalseth said:

The NLRB has already found Apple guilty of engaging in union busting activities. If this one is true Apple needs to be hit with some serious penalties. This kind of behaviour is just not acceptable. 

Union organizers lie through their teeth. This was brought when workers at Apple’s St. Louis Galleria Mall store were interviewed by the media after union organizers claimed Apple had used illegal tactics. Nope, 60 out of the 80 employees simply didn’t want to organize.

found the bootlicker

…In the mirror. 

Can they join the “Unmployed Union workers of America “ when Apple closes these under performing stores in this cratering economy?