Union: Apple workers at Maryland store vote 2-1 to organize

TOWSON, Md. –

A unionization vote was won by more than 100 employees at an Apple store in Baltimore’s suburbs. This is part of a growing U.S. push to organize for better workplace protections and unions. said.

Towson workers voted 65-33 to allow entry into the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. said. The National Labor Relations Board could confirm the vote outcome but did not immediately respond to messages.

The union and the employees are determined to organize saidThey sent Tim Cook, Apple CEO, notice last month that they were looking to organize a union. The statement saidTheir motivation was to search for “rights we don’t currently have”.

“I salute the courage shown by CORE members at Towson’s Apple store for this historic victory.” saidRobert Martinez Jr., President of IAM International, in the statement. “They made a tremendous sacrifice for thousands Apple employees across America who were watching this election closely.”

Josh Lipton, an Apple spokesperson, told The Associated Press by telephone that the company declined comment on Saturday’s developments.

Messages to the NLRB spokeswoman weren’t immediately returned by them late Saturday.

Martinez asked Apple to respect election results and allow unionizing employees to quickly track efforts to secure a contract in Towson. “This victory demonstrates the growing demand to unionize at Apple stores, and other industries across our country,” he said. saidIn the statement.

The union, also known as IAM is one of the largest and most diverse industrial unions in North America. It has approximately 600,000 members who are active or retired in the aerospace, defense and airlines, railroad, healthcare, transit, and other industries.