Apple recently announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund to expand access to “learning opportunities and skill development.”
Apple recently announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund to expand access to “learning opportunities and skill development.”
A report in The Washington Post said that Apple employees at a New York City retail store have taken the first step towards unionisation. Employees of the flagship Apple Store, located in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, are collecting signatures to begin the unionization process. If successful, it would be the first time Apple Store employees would unionize.
Apple Workers have launched a website to indicate that efforts have formally begun. They are branding the initiative as “Fruit Stand Workers United” and the group claims to have voted to become affiliated with Workers United on 21 February. Workers United is a national labor union in the United States that supports the unionization efforts of Starbucks employees. Country.
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The report says Apple has tried a variety of “union busting” tactics. According to the organisers, the company has contacted the employees and tried to convince them that unionizing would be a bad idea and would come with several trade-offs, the report said.
Apple employees are intensifying efforts in several areas, including the effects of inflation, high-pressure working conditions, and COVID-19 global pandemic. Employees have said that a successful unionization at Grand Central Terminal stores would prompt other Apple stores across the United States to follow suit.
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Apple recently announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund to expand access to “learning opportunities and skill development.” The fund also includes new and expanded partnerships with rights advocates, universities and nonprofits to help Apple supplier employees and improve knowledge and respect for workplace rights across industries.
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