Refinitiv Newscasts - Apple store workers preparing to unionize -WaPo

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18/02/2022 19:59

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Source: Reuters

Description: Employees at many Apple stores in the United States are working
to unionize, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar
with the efforts. Lisa Bernhard produced this report.
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Video Transcript:

In the latest unionization effort by a major US corporation, employees at a
number of Apple stores are preparing to unionize, The Washington Post reported
Friday. The paper, citing sources familiar with the matter, said that employee
groups at at least two Apple stores are backed by major national unions and
are preparing to file paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board in the
near future, and that at least six more locations are at less advanced stages
in the unionization process. The move follows unionization efforts at other
large US retailers, including by Amazon warehouse workers and Starbucks
staffers. Apple has 270 stores in the US and made 36% of its more than $365
billion in net sales in fiscal 2021 through its retail stores and website,
according to a regulatory filing. CEO Tim Cook's pay last year was 1,447 times
that of the average employee at the tech giant, fueled by stock awards that
helped him earn a total of nearly $100 million. Apple and the National Labor
Relations Board did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment