According to the verge, after applying to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRB) earlier this month, employees of Apple store, a central store in Taosen Town, Maryland, will begin labor union elections on June 15** The store is the second to arrange elections. In April, an employee of an apple store in Atlanta filed his application for a union election, which Apple recently agreed to. The election will begin on June 2.
The election of Apple store in Maryland will be held within four days, and the voting will be conducted in the name of individuals.
On May 3, the organizers of the store announced their intention to form a union with the International Federation of auto workers. This group of employees call themselves applecore, and core represents the organized retail employee alliance. According to the Washington Post, they hope to have a greater say in decisions about their wages, working hours and in store coronavirus safety measures.
The organization sent a letter to Tim Cook The letter said it was supported by the "vast majority" of the store's employees. NLRB requires at least 30% of employees to support union elections before attempting to negotiate voting terms between the company and employees. (if both parties - in this case, Apple And applecore, disagree, regulators will hold a hearing).
The employees of Apple store in Taosen Town Center store may not be the last batch of Apple employees to apply for union election. Last month, Apple employees at the apple store in New York City's central station began collecting signatures that they could use to show their interest in voting to NLRB.