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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close its first unionized store in the US

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The Apple Store in Towson, Maryland, which is due to be shut down by June. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Workers at the first Apple store to unionize in the US are pushing back against the company’s decision to shut it down by June, alleging that Apple’s decision is rooted in “a cynical attempt to bust the union”.

On Monday, the union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple, alleging unionized employees at the store in Towson, Maryland, are being denied transfer rights and other rights compared with workers at non-unionized stores. The union is also alleging retaliation for being unionized.

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