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Apple Store Staff Petition to Unionize a Third Store, This Time in St. Louis
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Apple Store Staff Petition to Unionize a Third Store, This Time in St. Louis

[ad_1] Apple Inc. retail employees have petitioned to unionize a St. Louis store, extending a wave of labor organizing at the world’s most valuable company. Apple Inc. retail employees have petitioned to unionize a St. Louis store, extending a wave of labor organizing at the world's most valuable company.The International Association of Machinists filed a petition Wednesday with the US National Labor Relations Board, seeking to represent around 80 employees at the Missouri site. If the agency holds an election and the union prevails, the company would be legally obligated to negotiate over working conditions at the store.  The St. Louis workers are seeking to make their store the third among Apple's roughly 272 US locations to organize, following victories by the Machinists in Marylan...
Apple’s Oklahoma Store Is Second to Unionize After Vote
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Apple’s Oklahoma Store Is Second to Unionize After Vote

[ad_1] A majority of Apple Inc. retail workers at a store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize. A majority of Apple Inc. retail workers at a store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize, expanding labor's new foothold at the world's most valuable company. The US National Labor Relations Board counted ballots Friday night from an election held among about 95 employees at the store, located in the city's upscale Penn Square Mall. Workers voted to join the Communications Workers of America, making theirs the second store to unionize among Apple's roughly 270 US outlets. The CWA's victory follows a June vote by staff at a Maryland store to join another labor group -- the International Association of Machinists -- marking one of several groundbreaking victories this year at previo...