A second Apple Store just ratified a union contract

Illustration: The VergeThe employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City voted on Tuesday to ratify their union contract, making it the second retail location to reach a collectively bargained agreement with the company. The store’s 78 employees, who...

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Sep 25, 2024 - 21:01
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A second Apple Store just ratified a union contract

The employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City voted on Tuesday to ratify their union contract, making it the second retail location to reach a collectively bargained agreement with the company.

The store’s 78 employees, who are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), shared the details of the contract, which includes wage increases of up to 11.5 percent over the next three years and guaranteed paid time off. The contract also ensures employee involvement in scheduling, job protection in case of a store closure, and health benefits.

The Apple Store workers in Oklahoma City voted to unionize in 2022. They later reached a tentative agreement with Apple after holding an informational picket outside the store. In August, Apple employees at a retail store in Towson, Maryland, ratified their union contract following a lengthy bargaining process.

“After all the work we have done and all the obstacles that Apple has put in our way, we have finally secured the protection and improvements in pay and benefits that we deserve,” Michael Forsythe, a member of Apple Retail Union-CWA, said in a statement. “We hope this sets an example for Apple’s tens of thousands of retail workers that when we stand together, we have the power to make meaningful changes in our workplace.”

Apple workers at a Short Hills, New Jersey store also attempted to unionize earlier this year, but employees ended up voting down the move.