Apple Store employees at the tech giant's Cumberland Mall location in Atlanta, Georgia, have filed for a union election with the National Relations Board, becoming the first group of the company's retail workers to seek formal recognition.
"We are fortunate to have incredible retail team members and we deeply value everything they bring to Apple," an Apple spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement. "We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits for full time and part-time employees, including health care, tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual stock grants and many other benefits.
According to the spokesperson, the company has tens of thousands of retail workers who earn a minimum rate of $20 per hour. Apple has over 500 retail locations worldwide, including more than 270 in the U.S. alone. A spokesperson told FOX Business the tech giant has tens of thousands of retail workers who earn a minimum rate of $20 per hour.
The union election filing by employees in Atlanta comes days after Apple Store workers at Grand Central Terminal in New York City began collecting signatures to form a union. That group, known as Fruit Stand Workers United, voted on Feb.
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