Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store
Union organizing in a variety of fields has gained momentum recently after decades of decline in U.S. union membership
Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb held an historic vote this weekend, becoming the first in the company to unionize.
The Apple retail workers in Towson, Maryland, voted 65-33, nearly a 2-to-1 margin, on Saturday to seek entry into the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the union's announcement said.
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The vote could not immediately be confirmed with the National Labor Relations Board, which would have to certify the outcome.
The Apple logo adorns the facade of a retail store. More than 100 employees of an Apple store in a suburb of Baltimore voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, June 18, 2022. ((AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) / AP Newsroom)
Apple declined to comment to the Associated Press.
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The group, known as AppleCORE, or Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, revealed its intention to unionize in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook earlier this month.
Union organizing in a variety of fields has gained momentum recently after decades of decline in U.S. union membership.
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"I applaud the courage displayed by CORE members at the Apple Store in Towson for achieving this historic victory," said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. in the statement. "They made a huge sacrifice for thousands of Apple employees across the nation who had all eyes on this election."
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Organizers have worked to establish unions at companies including Amazon, Starbucks, outdoors retailer REI and Google parent company Alphabet.
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In April, Amazon workers at a warehouse in New York voted to unionize in April, the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history. Workers at another Amazon warehouse on Staten Island overwhelmingly rejected a union bid last month. '
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Starbucks workers at dozens of U.S. stores have voted to unionize in recent months.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.