Apple retail workers vote to unionize a store in Maryland

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Sixty-five percent of the workers at the Apple store in Maryland voted to unionize. Employees were able to vote.

The Apple store is the first in the US to hold a union election after organizers in Atlanta withdrew their petition to hold a vote.

An acronym for Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, AppleCORE is a group of employees that organize at the store. The workers want to have a say in how they are paid, hours and safety. AppleCORE is associated with a union that has been around for a long time.

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Apple doesn't like the multiple unionization campaigns at its stores. Store and corporate leadership were told why employees shouldn't join a union by the company. In Atlanta, organizers withdrew their petition to hold an election because they claimed that Apple's behavior made it impossible to have a fair vote.

There aren't any union elections at Apple retail stores right now. Workers at Apple's Grand Central store in New York are working with the Communications Workers of America union to collect signatures for a vote. There are plans to open an Apple store in Louisville.