Apple employees are unionising
Apple employees across the US are banding together to form a workers' union, according to reports by The Washington Post.
Reports state that the move comes against the backdrop of unionisation efforts gaining momentum at large US corporations, including Amazon.com Inc and Starbucks Corp.
The report said employee groups on at least two Apple retail stores are backed by major national unions and are preparing to file paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the near future.
At least six more locations are at less advanced stages in the unionisation process, the report said, adding that Apple employees more than 65,000 retail workers.
Apple and the NLRB did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Apple has 270 stores in the country and made 36% of its total US$365.82 billion net sales in fiscal 2021 through its retail stores and website, according to a regulatory filing.
Its boss Tim Cook's pay last year was 1,447 times that of the average employee at the tech giant, fueled by stock awards that helped him earn a total of nearly US$100 million.
The company had decided to temporarily shutter several outlets across the United States during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last year, it planned to give store workers a one-time bonus of as much as US$1,000, Bloomberg News had reported in September, amid tight labour market conditions and unrest among employees.
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