Apple’s first unionized workers say the company is withholding new benefits
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#657YZ)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Organizers at Apple's Towson Town Center store in Maryland claim that the company isn't telling the whole truth when it comes to withholding benefits from workers at the location. As the company's first retail location to unionize in the US pushes to negotiate a contract, workers say it's making it difficult for them to bargain for their benefits.
In a letter addressed to Tim Cook, the negotiating committee says they're disappointed to learn the company won't be offering workers at the location some new health and education benefits that are rolling out to other retail employees. The union also says that Apple has been spreading misinformation" by saying workers would have to bargain for those benefits to be included in their contract....