AN Apple store in Towson, Maryland, has become the first unionised Apple store in the United States, reported Sputnik. 

“We did it Towson! We won our union vote! Thanks to all who worked so hard and all who supported!” Towson organisers said on social media yesterday. 

Employees at the Towson Apple store voted to join a union yesterday. According to The Washington Post, there were 65 votes in favour and 33 against. 

The votes still need to be certified by the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB), which could take about a week. 

Despite Apple having opposed unionisation efforts, Towson store employees and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers informed Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook last month that they intended to organise a union. 

The vote in Towson comes after a group of employees called Coalition of Organised Retail Employees campaigned for unionisation, demanding more input on wages, hours and safety measures. 

According to the NLRB, Apple will need to bargain with the new union over working conditions once the vote is certified. 

Several other Apple stores, including the World Trade Centre location, have also expressed their intent to unionise amid a general recent tendency among US workers to actively try to organise to try to secure better pay and benefits. – Bernama, June 19, 2022.