Apple workers in Maryland vote to join union, a first for the tech giant in US

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