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Employees at Apple’s flagship store, Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, have begun officially collecting signatures to form a union, according to an updated website launched by the organizers, which prepares the stage for a confrontation between the iPhone maker and the workers who sell them.
The organizers, who called themselves “Fruit Stand Workers United”, say they voted on February 21 to partner with Workers United, a national workers’ union that supported the successful union efforts of Starbucks workers across the country, according to the website. People involved in the organization’s effort told the Washington Post that they had suffered months of Apple’s efforts to convince employees that incorporation was a bad idea, and accused the company of “union breach” tactics. Now, they are handing out signature cards to future union members.
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“Grand Central is an exceptional store with unique working conditions that require union to ensure our team the best possible standard of living in exceptional times with the ongoing corona plague and once in a generation of consumer price inflation,” the website said.
Apple declined to say whether they would support or fight the union effort, but said in a statement that “we are fortunate to have amazing retail team members and we greatly appreciate everything they bring to Apple. We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits to full-time and part-time employees, including health services “Tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual share grants and many other benefits.”
Apple has more than 500 retail stores worldwide and more than 270 in the United States, according to its website. It employs more than 65,000 retail workers. Sales through Apple’s stores and retail site accounted for 36% of the company’s total revenue of $ 366 billion in the fiscal year ended October, according to Securities Authority documents.
Apple has seen incredible revenue growth in recent years, bringing in $ 378 billion in the last calendar year, compared to $ 240 billion in 2017. Its strong cash position has allowed the company to spend tens of billions a year on repurchases of shares and dividends to investors. Buys his share price.
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