Apple Inc. retail workers at a store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize, expanding labor’s foothold at the world’s most valuable company and raising the prospect of further gains in other cities.
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board counted ballots Friday night from an election held among employees at the store, located in the city’s upscale Penn Square Mall. The staff voted to join the Communications Workers of America, making theirs the second store to unionize among Apple’s roughly 270 U.S. outlets. The vote was 56 in favor and 32 against.
The CWA’s win follows a June vote by staff at a Maryland store to join another labor group — the International Association of Machinists — marking one of several groundbreaking victories this year at previously union-free U.S. companies.
