From Lauren Feiner's "Labor group accuses Apple of interrogating, surveilling staff at World Trade Center store" posted Thursday on CNBC Pro:
The CWA alleged in an Unfair Labor Practice filing with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday evening that Apple interrogated and surveilled staff, restricted them from posting union fliers and made them attend mandatory anti-union speeches...
“Apple retail workers across the country are demanding a voice on the job and a seat at the table. Unfortunately, and in contradiction to its stated values, Apple has responded like a typical American corporation with heavy-handed tactics designed to intimidate and coerce workers,” Tim Dubnau, the CWA’s deputy organizing director, said in a release announcing the filing...
The union filed a separate charge on Tuesday, accusing Apple of violating federal labor law by holding captive audience meetings at its Cumberland Mall store in Atlanta.
My take: Right out of the management anti-union playbook. Saw this coming a mile away.
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A union election is generally an adversarial situation.
But even TJ is having supply chain problems. A lot of the products I used to get there, particularly gluten-free snacks, aren’t on the shelves any more. I don’t know if that’s a long-term supply problem or they’ve discontinued them altogether. (That includes the lime chili tortilla rolls, which were really addictive…)
Companies that have alignment of culture, goals and objectives up and down the organisation do the best over the long haul. They have strong, level 5 managers and leaders and a committed workforce. They don’t need nor want unions. Unions just create an additional, expensive layer between leadership and the workforce.