Some employees at the Apple store at New York's Grand Central Terminal are seeking to form a union, the latest high-profile labor organizing effort to take root in the pandemic era.
NEW YORK — Some employees at the Apple store at New York’s Grand Central Terminal are seeking to form a union, the latest high-profile labor organizing effort to take root in the pandemic era.
“Apple has grown to be the most valuable company in the world,” the employees’ site says.”Why should its retail workers live precariously? We cannot live at the whims of Apple’s generosity. We can’t bet our futures on luck. If Apple’s goal is ‘To leave the world better than we found it,’ then they need to hold themselves to a higher standard.”“We are fortunate to have incredible retail team members and we deeply value everything they bring to Apple,” said the company’s statement.
While nearly 40% of government workers belong to unions, only 6.1% of private sector employees are union members, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the representation of retail workers is even lower — only 4.4%, with most of those in grocery stores. Union membership has been in a decline for decades, with private sector union membership falling from steadily from the 16.8% it held in 1983.
The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers.to help workers “organize and protect ourselves,” as they pushed workers across Apple’s various workforces, including corporate and retail, to share stories to demand changes.
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