1 week Ago By Arabella Asis
Apple's unionized retail store in Towson, Maryland is for a vote to decide if the union will push a strike against the tech giant. The union has started distributing packets explaining how the strike will affect the employees once the action is authorized. Apple's Maryland Union to Perform Walk-Out Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared the packet that was distributed to the employees.
The piece of paper served as a manual that explained the important information about the strike, including authorization, funds, and protections. The unionized Apple retail store in Towson, Maryland will vote May 11 on whether or not to strike. If vote wins, they’re discussing a May 18/19 walk out.
Still unclear how many employees would picket. Here are the documents the union is distributing to store employees. The union's vote on May 11 will decide whether a strike will be done at any time.
As of writing, there is no specific date that has been decided for it. Meanwhile, the local affiliate of the International Machinists & Aerospace Workers is set to negotiate once again with Apple on May 21. According to the packet, a strike fund of $200 will be provided for strikers once the event has been going on for 14 days.
The union also pledged that strikers can be neither discharged nor permanently replaced for participating. Apple Claims Open to Negotiation With Retail Workers In a statement, Apple shared that the company values its retail employees. Moreover, the company explained that they are cooperat.
