Apple Retail Union-CWA Members Hold Informational Picket Outside OKC Apple Store

 
Over 80 CWA-represented workers and other labor allies held an informational picket outside the Penn Square Mall Apple Store location in Oklahoma City, Okla., to draw attention to Apple’s ongoing delays at the bargaining table.

As reported by AppleWorld.Today this week, Apple Retail Union-CWA Local 6016 members have urged tech giant Apple to return to contract negotiations after two years of delays. Bargaining for Apple workers’ first union contract is scheduled to continue now through Friday, September 6th, just days before Apple’s iPhone 16 launch event on September 9th.

In 2022, Apple Retail Union-CWA workers in Oklahoma City became the second Apple store to secure union representation, including Apple salespeople, Genius admins, technicians, creatives, and operations specialists. With a unified voice on the job, Apple workers would be able to establish a fair say in creating an equitable workplace. However, workers have faced an onslaught of labor violations and anti-union attacks from Apple, including involving union-busting firm Jackson Lewis in bargaining sessions.

When contract negotiations stalled earlier last month, a majority of Apple Store workers voted to authorize a strike.

“We have waited long enough for the fair pay and benefits we deserve, and we are calling on Apple to get this deal done without further delays. The iPhone 16 will soon reach our store, and we are asking for our fair share as we prepare to once again act as the indispensable point of contact between a trillion-dollar corporation and its eager customer base,” said Apple Retail Union-CWA Local 6016 member Michael Forsythe.

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