The NLRB says Apple interrogated and coerced employees in Atlanta

The company could be facing another labor board complaint. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge

Apple illegally interrogated and made coercive statements to employees during a union drive at one of its retail stores in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board reported on by Bloomberg. The company was being investigated as the result of charges filed by the Communications Workers of America, which has previously claimed that the company's actions made a free and fair election impossible" at the location.

The NLRB's regional director found merit" to the allegations as well as ones that Apple held captive-audience meetings, according to Kayla Blado, a spokesperson for the regulator. Apple will either have to settle the case or face the NLRB filing a complaint against it. The regulator can't...

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