Apple workers in Maryland vote to join union, a first for the tech giant in US
by Edward Helmore with agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#60H3N)
Move comes as unionization efforts gain momentum across country, including at Amazon and Starbucks
Apple Store workers in Maryland have voted to join a union, becoming the tech giant's first retail employees to join a labour-force movement as part of a wider trend across US retail, service and tech industries.
Workers voted to unionise on a nearly two-to-one margin and the result, announced on Saturday by the National Labor Relations Board, provides a foothold for a budding movement among Apple retail employees who want a greater voice over wages and policies pertaining to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report
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