{"id":31882,"date":"2024-09-06T16:07:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/an-apple-store-in-oklahoma-city-is-close-to-approving-an-union-agreement-for-its-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T16:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:07:48","slug":"an-apple-store-in-oklahoma-city-is-close-to-approving-an-union-agreement-for-its-workers","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/an-apple-store-in-oklahoma-city-is-close-to-approving-an-union-agreement-for-its-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Talks between Apple and the union for the Apple Store in Oklahoma City have produced a tentative agreement that includes new benefits and protections for its staff. The Penn Square Mall Apple Store in Oklahoma City announced they\u2019ve reached a \u201ctentative labor agreement\u201d with Apple and the Communication Workers of America (CWA), according to a released statement.<\/p>\n
Terms are still being negotiated between both parties but the benefits for the store\u2019s employees would be significant. The three-year agreement reached between the CWA and Apple would give employees a wage increase of up to 11.5 percent. An Apple spokesperson said by email that if the contract is ratified, employees would receive a 4 percent raise in the first year of employment and 3 percent in the second and third year each \u201cbased on employee performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The agreement would also offer employees guaranteed paid time off and health and other benefits, allow employees to have a say in scheduling and the establishment of a \u201csafer and more democratic workplace\u201d through a grievance submission process with committees overseeing safety, health and working relations. An Apple spokesperson also noted the scheduling options \u201cwere provided to all other US stores in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Oklahoma City Apple Store had been working to form a union <\/a> becoming the second Apple Store in the US to unionize. Employees passed a strike authorization vote in August that passed with unanimous support and started a picket in front of the store ahead of bargaining sessions in early September. Workers will vote to ratify the tentative agreement on September 22.<\/p>\n CWA District 6 Vice President Derrick Osobase called the agreement achievement \u201ca historic day for our members who have now secured a contract at the world\u2019s most profitable company.\u201d<\/p>\n The Apple Store in the Towson Town Center in <\/a> became the first location to unionize. Members approved the union in 2022 with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). A store in the Cumberland Mall in <\/a> tried to form a union in 2022 with the CWA but workers called it off accusing Apple of committing \u201crepeated violations of the National Labor Relations Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trending Products<\/strong>
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