Apple store employees at the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on April 20 to hold a union election amid a wave of unionization attempts at retail stores across the country.
If the vote is successful, the workers would be the first Apple retail store to unionize in the United States.
Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced the move in an April 20 news release, stating the union would be representing the Apple employees.
“We welcome the workers who are organizing at Apple and call on the company’s management to reject union busting tactics so that they can vote without interference or intimidation,” said Ed Barlow, President of CWA Local 3204 in Atlanta.
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