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We got an inside look at contract negotiations at the first Apple store to unionize. The picture is damning.
“This vote today is the first step in demonstrating our solidarity and sends a clear message to Apple,” said the IAM CORE Negotiating Committee in a statement.
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Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.
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Members of Congress have taken note of Apple's actions at unionizing stores, and have officially addressed the allegations that the company is chronically preventing its retail staff from organizing at multiple locations.
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Employers are using heavy-handed tactics to prevent workers from organizing, and U.S. labor union density is falling as a result.
So far, tech's labor activism has largely moved on the margins of the industry, with Amazon warehouse workers, Apple Store employees and video game QA testers leading organizing efforts, while engineers, product teams and other headquarters staff mostly shied away.
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