{"id":24116,"date":"2022-12-16T21:28:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T21:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/apple-accused-of-creating-illegal-pseudo-union-at-ohio-store\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T21:28:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T21:28:19","slug":"apple-accused-of-creating-illegal-pseudo-union-at-ohio-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/apple-accused-of-creating-illegal-pseudo-union-at-ohio-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple accused of creating illegal pseudo-union at Ohio store"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to a recent complaint by the Communications Workers of America, Apple illegally created a work group driven by managers to try to stop union organizing efforts. <\/p>\n

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In a filing on December 16 with the US National Labor Relations Board, the Communications Workers of America accused Apple of “soliciting employees to join an employer-created \/ employer-dominated labor organization as a means of stifling union activities.” This kind of action is forbidden under US federal labor law. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The complaint involves Apple’s Easton Town Center store in Columbus, Ohio. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Apple made was a “dedicated working group that can be used as a formal means for employees and leaders to provide feedback on both local and retail organization-wide initiatives, policies and practices,” the CWA said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The CWA also accused Apple of holding mandatory anti-union meetings, something the company has been accused of<\/a> before. During the sessions, store management reportedly claimed that Apple would be legally barred from negotiating on specific topics if workers unionized, which is false. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Creating a work group controlled by management is undemocratic and a clear attempt at union-busting,” CWA’s secretary-treasurer, Sara Steffens, said in an emailed statement to<\/a> Bloomberg Law<\/em>. “If management actually cared about workers having a voice on the job, they would direct them to Apple Retail Union\/CWA which is run by workers, not bosses.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple has faced plenty of union activity in 2022. For example, employees at a Maryland Apple Store voted to form a union in June<\/a>, and workers at Apple’s Penn Square Store in Oklahoma voted to unionize in October<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not all employees have been successful, however. For example, the CWA tried to unionize staff in Atlanta but withdrew its request in May<\/a>, saying that Apple used intimidation tactics. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Workers at the St. Louis Galleria Mall Apple Store withdrew their petition to unionize in November. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers blamed Apple’s hostility toward their efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n