(Reuters) – Workers at the Apple (NASDAQ:) store in Towson, Maryland, have voted in favor of allowing a strike, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (AIM) said in a statement late on Saturday.
The date for the work stoppage has yet to be determined, according to the union, which represents Apple retail workers in Maryland.
“The issues at the heart of this action include concerns about work-life balance, unpredictable scheduling practices that disrupt personal lives, and wages that are out of step with the cost of living in the area,” IAM said in the explanation.
“We will work respectfully and in good faith with the union that represents our team in Towson,” an Apple spokeswoman said.
In June 2022, Apple workers in Maryland voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, becoming the tech giant’s first retail employees to unionize in the United States.
Meanwhile, workers at the Apple store in Short Hills, New Jersey, voted against forming a union, Bloomberg News reported Saturday.
Communications Workers of America (CWA), which filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging illegal union undermining by Apple at its New Jersey store and others, blamed the company’s behavior, the report said .
Apple store workers at the New Jersey store had filed for union representation with Communications Workers of America on April 8, according to John Nagy, who manages operations at the Short Hills store and is a member of the organizing committee.
Apple did not respond to requests for comment on the vote against unionization. The CWA and the NLRB did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the Bloomberg report on New Jersey worker sentiment.
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