Technology giant Apple continues to appeal to a large audience with the products it produces. Undoubtedly, its employees are behind the success of production. However, the company has recently been on the agenda with its workers. Apple employees made an important attempt the other day.
Maryland employees become the first Apple employees to unionize
Employees of large companies are rapidly unionizing. So much so that the employees of large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks in the USA are on the way to unionization. Finally, Apple workers joined this movement. The employees of technology giant Apple in the US state of Maryland made a decision that will go down in the company’s history.
Apple workers in Towson voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). More than 100 workers participated in the voting, and 65 people voted for participation. Thus, Maryland employees unionized and made Apple history.
On the other hand, Apple has not yet made a statement on this subject. So much so that the company has come across very often, especially with its employees in China. According to many comments, Apple does not want to come to the fore with this issue anymore. Robert Martinez Jr., President of IAM International, made the following statements in his statement after the vote.
At the Apple store in Towson, I applaud the bravery of CORE members as they achieve this historic victory. They made a huge sacrifice for the thousands of Apple employees across the country, all eyes on this election. I ask Apple CEO Tim Cook to respect the election results and expedite the initial contract for the dedicated IAM CORE Apple employees in Towson.
It turned out that Apple’s Atlanta employees had such an initiative before. However, according to the news, pressure came from the company to the employees. Afterwards, the employees of the company gave up these demands. After the latest developments, this situation is expected to change.