A new Apple illegal union-busting complaint has been filed by the National Labor Relations Board. The new filing comes after the June ruling of the NLRB, claiming that there's an anti-union practice in the company.
NLRB's recent ruling specifically targeted the Apple World Trade Center store, which the labor board claims to be practicing illegal anti-union measures.
The Apple company logo hangs above an Apple retail store on November 28, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Apple is currently facing shortages in iPhone supplies due to COVID-19 restrictions in China and unrest at one of Apple's major Chinese suppliers.
Now, the new complaint focuses on the iPhone maker's Towson Town Center, which is located in Towson, Maryland. Here's what NLRB's leadership claims.
New Apple Illegal Union-Busting Complaint Filed by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board filed the new complaint on Tuesday, Nov. 21. According to 9To5Mac, the Towson store employees were the first Apple workers to unionize.
However, the tech giant firm doesn't appear to want staff from its other stores across the globe to follow what Towson Town Center workers did.
Apple Insider reported that NLRB's complaint revealed that Apple announced a series of new employee benefits in October 2022. Unfortunately, the iPhone manufacturer didn't allow unionized workers to have them.
The filing further stated that denying unionized employees benefits is Apple's way to discourage other workers from unionizing.
NLRB said that the new benefits introduced in 2022 include free Coursera subscription, prepaid tuition at some colleges, as well as new healthcare options.
If what NLRB's leadership claims is true, then Apple will be in big trouble since it denies employees benefits while other workers receive them is a violation of labor laws.
As of writing, the National Labor Relations Board scheduled a hearing to determine if the gadget manufacturer really broke the law.
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Apple's Never-Ending Union-Busting Allegations
People are seen behind the Apple logo in Apple's flagship London retail store on Regent Street on December 27, 2006 in London, England. With many stores open for the first time since Christmas Eve, bargain hunters are searching for the best buys as the post-Christmas sales get under way.
Ever since Apple Towson Town Center employees started unionizing, the smartphone developer has been facing illegal union-busting allegations.
Numerous organizations already filed complaints against Apple. These filings claimed that Apple is creating a fake union, requiring mandatory attendance at anti-union meetings, penalizing unionized workers, and conducting coercive interrogations.
Previously, IAM (Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers) and NLRB filed a complaint against Apple, accusing it of using new benefits to discourage workers from joining a union.
These are just some of the illegal anti-busting union accusations that Apple faced and is still facing today. You can click here to learn more.
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