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Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike

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Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike

[ad_1] Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas. Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt the iPhone maker's sales and services in the country. The less than two-day strike by about 200 of Apple's roughly 4,000 employees in Australia comes as the U.S. tech giant faces disruptions due to worker unrest in its main iPhone plant in China. Members of Australia's Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) are asking Apple Inc for fixed rosters, known hours of work, weekends of two consecutive days and an agreed annual wage rise. "This Christmas strike is a way for our members to take back ...

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