2023-07-13 19:43:00
Employees at an Apple store in Maryland, in the United States, the first ever to form a union, are accusing and suing the company for her be acting in bad faith during negotiations, not responding to workers’ demands and only making proposals that would maintain the status quo in the company-employee relationship.
Alleging that Apple is adopting a clear form of “retroactive negotiation”, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has filed a complaint with the US National Council on Labor Relations. Another argument, according to the Bloomberg portal, is that Apple would be passing confidential information regarding the negotiations to its other retailers.
That lawsuit follows one linked to issues involving health and education benefits by the same store in Maryland. Tension between the parties grew on Wednesday, in the last session of negotiations.
According to the union, the company has taken “blatant measures that can only be interpreted as intentional moves to derail the progress” that the group has achieved so far. It further accuses Apple of violating the National Labor Relations Act.considered a historic milestone for policies to protect the rights of private sector workers in the country.
Among the employees’ demands are increases of up to 10% in payroll, changes in vacation and overtime policies, in addition to its own tipping system. Currently, the company offers sick leave, disgust leave, bereavement leave, and unpaid leave.
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