Apple VP discourages retail workers from joining a union in leaked video 

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“I worry about what it would mean to put another organization in the middle of our relationship.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Apple vice president of people and retail Deirdre O’Brien is explicitly dissuading employees from joining a union in an internal video leaked to The Verge. “I worry about what it would mean to put another organization in the middle of our relationship,” she says. “An organization that does not have a deep understanding of Apple or our business. And most importantly one that I do not believe shares our commitment to you.”

This message comes amid union drives at three of Apple’s retail stores — one in New York, one in Maryland, and one in Georgia. The latter two have set dates to hold elections, which they agreed to with Apple. Workers at the Cumberland Mall Apple store will vote on whether to unionize starting June 2nd, and employees at...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141427/apple-vp-discourages-retail-workers-union-leaked-video

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