TECH - Apple Faces Increased Union Efforts From New Jersey Store: Will Previous Attempts In Maryland Oklahoma Influence Result? | Benzinga
Technology giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) faces negative headlines concerning a case from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Apple and its stock could now see pressure as shareholders grapple with what increased unionization of the company's retail stores could mean.
What Happened: Apple has a recent history with unionization at two retail stores in Oklahoma and Maryland, which successfully unionized.
The company is now seeing a new push from a fifth store to petition to unionize in what could be the third store to be successful.
The company's retail store in Short Hills, New Jersey, which is located in a mall, is the latest Apple retail store to petition to organize, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The store, which has 104 employees, saw a file with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday. The staff is being represented by the Communications Workers of America according to the report.
"We strongly believe forming a union is the best way to ensure all Apple workers ...