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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore with agencies

Apple workers in Maryland vote to join union, a first for the tech giant in US

The newly renovated Apple store at Fifth Avenue in New York City, in 2019.
The newly renovated Apple store at Fifth Avenue in New York City, in 2019. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Apple Store workers in Maryland have voted to join a union, becoming the tech giant’s first retail employees to join a labour-force movement as part of a wider trend across US retail, service and tech industries.

Workers voted to unionise on a nearly two-to-one margin and the result, announced on Saturday by the National Labor Relations Board, provides a foothold for a budding movement among Apple retail employees who want a greater voice over wages and policies pertaining to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

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