Apple joins Amazon and Starbuck’s in having its employee’s move to organise to present their request’s to influenece their place of work….
These are not large numbers of employee’s….
But it does represent a trend….
Videos shared on social media showed jubilant scenes of employees cheering at the store. In a mission statement ahead of the vote, the Oklahoma staffers said they were fighting for better pay, career development and improved heath and well-being conditions in their work environment.
“It is our belief that great value is added to a company when its people are truly represented,” they said on their website. They added they were fighting “for the soul of Apple” and to “shine the spotlight back onto the company…
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After the turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing inflation and cost of living crisis, workers are increasingly rallying together to demand better wages, benefits and more job security.
In New York, the first Amazon warehouse voted to form a union in the spring, while dozens of Starbucks stores across the country have also unionized this year. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
“Let me congratulate the Apple Store workers in Oklahoma City for voting to become the 2nd unionized Apple Store in the US,” tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday. “Last year, Apple made a record $95 billion profit. Its billionaire CEO made $99 million in 2021. It’s time for Apple to treat its workers with respect.”…