Employees of at least two U.S. Apple Stores are seeking to unionize and they are reportedly willing to file the necessary paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal government agency in charge of union elections and condition investigations. of work. the Washington Post advance that employees at five or six other Apple stores plan to do the same.
These employees of retail hope to put enough pressure on Apple – one of the most profitable companies in the world – to force it to better share its formidable wealth, in a context of galloping inflation and full employment. The working hour is paid between $17 and more than $30, employees also receive between $1,000 and $2,000 in company stock.
The wages offered by Apple in its stores (there are 270 in the United States) are similar to what can be found in other distribution networks. However, not everyone reaps the billions like the manufacturer! Will these attempts at unionization snowball? Several recent examples have shown that the management of companies (Amazon, randomly) were ready for any shenanigans to prevent the unionization of their troops.
Apple has been increasing its goodwill gestures lately. We have thus seen the company improve the working conditions for its shop employees, with more paid holidays, including for part-time employees. Bloomberg has recently reported that Apple had also made a general increase in wages, but in some cases it represented only modest increases of less than a dollar an hour.
These attempts to unionize take place in a turbulent social context for Apple, which must also face a revolt from several employees, both from retail only corporate.
Call for a strike in Apple offices and Apple Stores for December 24
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