Unionized US Apple store votes to authorize strike

San Francisco (AFP) May 12, 2024

Unionized workers at a Maryland Apple store voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, which would mark the first such labor action against the retailer in the United States if it goes forward. Employees at the Apple store in the town of Towson, outside of Baltimore, voted to unionize in 2022 - another first for the iPhone maker's US stores. But a contract has yet to be agreed upon. "