“In general, what this process is about is getting the right to negotiate over wages, hours and working conditions,” and having that system in place as the workplace evolves, DiMaria said. The tech giant has not voluntarily recognized the store’s proposed union, said DiMaria, of the machinists union, which represents about 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, health care, automotive and other industries. “With the rise of inflation, it’s kind of hard paying student loans and bills and groceries every week,” he said.
Milligan, a 24-year-old Towson resident, said he would like to see a union focus on compensation, as well. Because he has family members with immune problem, he worried at the time about the store opening prematurely. The store closed and reopened several times amid waves of COVID-19 in 2020, and some store workers got sick. He began to see the need for another layer of worker protection during the pandemic, he said. He said he is in favor of unionizing the store “just to make sure everyone is compensated correctly, making sure everyone is cared for correctly.”
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The Towson employees are scheduled to vote in person between June 15 and June 18.Īt his full-time job at the Towson Apple store, Julian Milligan not only helps customers make purchases but also works on iPhone and Mac device repairs and helps customers troubleshoot their Apple products.
Two other Apple stores, one in Atlanta and one in New York City’s Grand Central Station, have launched similar unionization efforts.Īpple workers in Atlanta requested an election through the National Labor Relations Board, and workers at the Towson store became the second to seek an election earlier this month.
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