It is exposed that Apple created a ``decoy union'' to interfere with the formation of a labor union
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD CHARGE AGAINST EMPLOYER
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Apple 'created decoy labor group' to derail unionization • The Register
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According to CWA, Apple seems to have created a `` decoy labor group '' to prevent employees of the Apple Store in Columbus, Ohio from forming a labor union. This 'decoy union' was described as 'a dedicated union that employees and leaders can use as a formal vehicle to provide feedback on initiatives, policies and practices across both local and retail organisations.' it is.
According to the CWA, Apple-created 'decoy unions' were opposed to efforts to organize workers to improve wages and working conditions throughout the year. ``Apple chose to create a company-led union to discourage workers from organizing independently,'' CWA said.
The complaint states that ``(Apple) held a conference that forced participation, and the representative said, ``If a union was formed, Apple would refuse certain negotiations.'' Additionally, during the meeting, Apple Store managers claimed employees were not allowed to negotiate operational concerns and threatened to 'deny employees the opportunity to have private conversations with their managers.' It seems that it is also written.
In April 2022, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Aruzzo announced that a meeting in which employees would be forced to hear an employer's speech about exercising their statutory labor rights (a binding meeting) would be called a National Labor Relations Act. (NLRA) has issued a memorandum of understanding announcing that it is requesting that it be considered a violation.
NLRB is a company (employer) forming a union, that is, ``the employer creates and sponsors an employee group and discusses issues such as employee salaries, benefits, and work schedules only with this union.'' , which was previously illegal under the NLRA, but has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The NLRB opposes the formation of a `` decoy labor union '' like this one, saying that forming a union on the employer side will lead to `` union crushing ''.
The movement to form a union by Apple employees began around 2021. At least two Apple Stores are preparing to form a union by February 2022, according to The Washington Post . Since then, moves toward union formation have been confirmed at Apple Stores in Towson, Maryland and Oklahoma City , and it has been reported that similar moves have spread to the United Kingdom .
However, at the Apple Store in Atlanta, Georgia, it was reported that the vote to form a union was canceled due to ``illegal union killing such as anti-union meetings with forced participation by Apple'', and Apple has various ways to prevent union formation. It has been pointed out that the
Apple employees abandoned the first union vote, accusing ``the company prevented a fair vote''-GIGAZINE
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