Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives
2 years, 6 months ago

Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives

Associated Press  

Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. At least 150 of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have voted to unionize since then, according to the National Labor Relations Board, and at least 10 stores have rejected the union. AMAZON Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize in April, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history. REI Workers at a New York City outpost of outdoor clothing and equipment seller REI voted overwhelmingly in March to join a union, the first REI store to do so. Seattle-based REI has more than 170 locations across 41 states and Washington, D.C. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard voted to unionize in May, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company after a vote affecting a small group of Wisconsin-based quality assurance testers.

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Video game workers form Microsoft’s first U.S. labor union
1 year, 11 months ago

Video game workers form Microsoft’s first U.S. labor union

LA Times  

A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft’s first labor union in the U.S. and the largest in the video game industry. Communications Workers of America said that about 300 quality-assurance workers at Microsoft video game subsidiary ZeniMax Studios have voted to join the union. A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft’s first labor union in the …

Activision Blizzard Has Another Union on Its Hands. Now What?
54 years, 11 months ago

Activision Blizzard Has Another Union on Its Hands. Now What?

Wired  

The movement to organize the video game industry took another step forward today when a group of Activision Blizzard quality assurance workers voted unanimously to unionize at the company’s office in Albany, New York. It’s also the second within Activision Blizzard itself, which has been pushing back against the GWA’s efforts claiming all workers should be able to vote on …

Apple workers vote to unionise second Apple Store in US
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple workers vote to unionise second Apple Store in US

The Hindu  

Apple workers have voted in favour of unionising a second Apple Store in the United States. The Penn Square in Oklahoma City is the second Apple Store in the US to unionise after Apple retail workers in Maryland became the first union-represented Apple store in the U.S. The US National Labor Relations Board, on Friday, counted the ballots submitted by …

Apple workers in Oklahoma vote to unionize in 2nd labor win
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple workers in Oklahoma vote to unionize in 2nd labor win

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. Fifty-six workers at the store, located at Oklahoma City’s Penn Square Mall, voted to be represented by The Communications Workers of America, while 32 voted against …

Biden says he is ‘proud’ of Apple retail workers who unionized
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden says he is ‘proud’ of Apple retail workers who unionized

CNN  

CNN Business — President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in Towson, Maryland, who voted this weekendto form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. Apple store employees at the Towson Town Center, a mall near Baltimore, voted by a nearly two-to-one margin to form a union, according to Saturday’s tally …

Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
2 years, 6 months ago

Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize

Associated Press  

— The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of their employers. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Maryland, voted 65-33 to seek entry into the International Association of …

Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

Associated Press  

— Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Maryland, voted 65-33 to seek entry into the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the union’s …

Apple Inc workers in Maryland, US vote to join a union
2 years, 6 months ago

Apple Inc workers in Maryland, US vote to join a union

Al Jazeera  

Workers in Maryland become the first retail employees of Apple Inc to unionize in the US. Apple Inc workers in the city of Maryland in the United States have voted to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize in the country. The local workers, forming the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, “have the …

Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for first time
2 years, 6 months ago

Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for first time

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, have voted to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. “We are pleased to offer very strong compensation and benefits for full time and part time employees, including health care, tuition reimbursement, new parental leave, paid family leave, annual stock grants and many other …

Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker
2 years, 7 months ago

Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company. A count of ballots on Monday revealed the results of the election affecting a small group of Wisconsin-based quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software, which develops the popular Call …

Quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard subsidiary unionize, a first at a major U.S. gaming company
2 years, 7 months ago

Quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard subsidiary unionize, a first at a major U.S. gaming company

LA Times  

Several hundred Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout at the company’s Irvine campus last July protesting working conditions. A small group of quality assurance workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio have unionized, marking the arrival of the first labor union at a major U.S. gaming company. The workers at Raven Software, which is a Wisconsin subsidiary of Activision, voted …

Maryland Apple store employees launch union drive
2 years, 7 months ago

Maryland Apple store employees launch union drive

The Hindu  

A group of employees at an Apple Inc store in Maryland started a drive to form a union on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported. Organisers at the Towson Mall store near Baltimore said they had signatures from more than 65% of employees who are likely to be eligible, according to the report. Workers at an Apple store in Atlanta in …

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland
2 years, 7 months ago

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland

NPR  

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland Enlarge this image toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Ng Han Guan/AP Employees at an Apple store in suburban Maryland have begun unionizing, organizers announced Tuesday. They sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook saying the majority of employees at the store support forming a union. We are pleased …

Workers at Atlanta Apple store file to hold first U.S. union election
2 years, 8 months ago

Workers at Atlanta Apple store file to hold first U.S. union election

The Hindu  

Workers at an Apple Inc store in Atlanta on Wednesday filed a petition to hold a union election, seeking to become the company’s first U.S. store to unionise amid a wave of labor activity at other major firms. The effort at the Apple store in Cumberland Mall is backed by the Communications Workers of America, according to a news release …

Apple Store employees in Atlanta file for union election
2 years, 8 months ago

Apple Store employees in Atlanta file for union election

CNN  

CNN Business — Workers at an Apple Store in Atlanta filed for a union election on Wednesday in a bid to become the first group of retail employees at the tech giant to unionize. Over 70% of the 100-plus eligible workers at the store in Atlanta’s Cumberland Mall have signed union authorization cards, according to the labor union Communications Workers …

Workers at Activision Blizzard-owned game studio Raven Software vote to unionize
2 years, 11 months ago

Workers at Activision Blizzard-owned game studio Raven Software vote to unionize

LA Times  

Workers at Raven Software, maker of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” and other video games, have voted to unionize. After weeks of striking, quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard-owned game studio Raven Software have voted to form a new union, adding a wrinkle to Microsoft’s $69-billion acquisition of the video game giant. In the wake of the lawsuit, workers …

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