Workers at Apple's flagship retail store in New York City's Grand Central Terminal have taken steps toward forming a union, per a website update by organizers.
Why it matters: If organizers were successful, this would be the first Apple retail store to unionize, per the Washington Post, which first reported on the move Saturday.
Driving the news: The Pacific Blue Collar Organizing Committee (OC) said in the website update that workers at the Manhattan store voted on Feb. 21 to affiliate with Workers United, a national labor union that the site notes has helped Starbucks workers successfully unionize across the U.S.
- The website states that "Apple Stores in the United States are organizing," and WashPost reports that workers at "at least three other" of the iphone-maker's retail stores in the U.S. are moving to unionize.
- "Grand Central is an extraordinary store with unique working conditions that make a union necessary to ensure our team has the best possible standards of living in what have proven to be extraordinary times," per the website.
- The site links out to a report on Apple temporarily closing in-store shopping in North American locations including New York City and an article on inflation reaching a new 40-year high in February to support its point.
What they're saying: Apple hasn't confirmed whether or not it would support moves by its workers to unionize, but said in a statement to WashPost that the company is "fortunate to have incredible retail team members and we deeply value everything they bring to Apple."...
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