Se pare că Apple a decis să nu conteste votul în favoarea sindicalizării, să participe la procesul de negociere

Apple will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionise and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday.

Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week, making it the first Apple store in the United States to vote to organise.

The employees voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Apple is one of several major American companies whose workforces have moved to unionise, with workers at some Starbucks and Amazon locations also voting to unionise in recent months.

Apple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees. Employees at two other Apple stores in New York are also considering unionisation.

Apple has also made efforts like making work schedules for retail staff flexible amid a push towards unionisation, Bloomberg News reported earlier this month, citing sources.

Compania le-a spus personalului din unele magazine că modificările de programare vor intra în vigoare în lunile următoare, se arată în raport, citând lucrători. Modificările vor include prelungirea perioadei minime de timp între shifts la 12 ore de la 10 ore.

Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A week earlier than that, the iPhone maker told Reuters it will raise pay for its US employees to $22 (roughly Rs. 1,700) per hour or more.

Compania din Cupertino, California, cunoscută pentru cultura sa reticentă, a fost anul trecut criticată online pentru condițiile de muncă de către unii lucrători actuali și foști.

In April, workers at Apple's Atlanta store filed a petition to hold a union election, seeking to become the company's first US store to unionise amid a wave of labor activity at other major firms.