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Congress officially acknowledges Apple's unfair labor practices and union-busting tactics

Apple Country Club Plaza, Kansas City

Members of Congress have taken note of Apple's actions at unionizing stores, and have officially addressed the allegations that the company is chronically preventing its retail staff from organizing at multiple locations.

On Thursday, congresspeople Emanuel Cleaver II from Missouri and Sylvia Garcia from Texas penned a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expressing concern over Apple's treatment of retail employees.

Specifically, the officials cite incidents that have taken place in Kansas City, Missouri and Houston, Texas.

According to the letter, workers at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City reported being disciplined and fired over union activity under the guise of tardiness.

One worker at the store had been fired for being an average of one minute late for their shift, even though prior to unionization efforts, it was uncommon for workers to be terminated on such grounds.

In March, Apple was accused of firing a total of five Kansas City staff members in retaliation for their union-organizing efforts.

In Houston's Apple Memorial City, workers were interrogated about their support for union efforts. Management threatened to worsen working conditions if employees continued to organize.

Both stores claimed that management held captive audience meetings promising to improve conditions if workers ceased unionization efforts.

The officials expressed concern that this is an ongoing issue in the company. The pair cite the fact that the NLRB had found evidence of Apple coercing workers and interfering with organization efforts.

As a result, they have requested the NLRB open an investigation into the Kansas City and Houston allegations.

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9secondkox2 9 Years · 3347 comments

Being accused of something doesn’t mean it happened. Sounds like sour grapes from disgruntled former employees - looking to get back at the company that fired them. 

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godofbiscuits 11 Years · 249 comments

Being accused of something doesn’t mean it happened. Sounds like sour grapes from disgruntled former employees - looking to get back at the company that fired them. 

Accusing Apple employees of something doesn't mean it happened.

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applebynature 10 Years · 119 comments

It doesn't cease to amaze me the number of corporate-billionaire bootlickers on this forum. They don't give one shit about you, yet you get all up in arms to defend them. How dare people barely making a living wage and burdened with corporate BS, be allowed to advocate for their own wealth and well being from the richest corporation in all of history. 

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danox 12 Years · 3679 comments

It doesn't cease to amaze me the number of corporate-billionaire bootlickers on this forum. They don't give one shit about you, yet you get all up in arms to defend them. How dare people barely making a living wage and burdened with corporate BS, be allowed to advocate for their own wealth and well being from the richest corporation in all of history. 

Like most corporations, Apple is winning. They have everything in their power to keep winning, except when they get into a fight with another corporation i.e. Samsung or Qualcomm. If employees of companies don’t fight who will? most of the people in Washington DC won’t, the local rent a cop, won’t, the Pinkertons certainly aren’t gonna pick up the pieces. Maybe Nixon and Kissinger will, whoops too late for that. 

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entropys 14 Years · 4424 comments

Give the shenanigans and ludicrous bidding proposals at Apple unionised stores, you can understand this mammoth corporation being too interested in unionising the workforce. If those union demands are an example, conditions at Apple retail must be pretty good and the union is struggling to come up with something to earn their dues.