Apple Atlanta Workers Drop Bid for Union Vote Next Week, Claiming Intimidation
- Labor group says ‘violations’ by Apple hindered fair election
- Workers have been seeking to unionize store at mall in Georgia
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The labor group trying to organize Apple Inc. employees at an Atlanta store is withdrawing its request for an election, citing what it alleges are illegal union-busting tactics by the company.
The Communications Workers of America said it took the step “because Apple’s repeated violations of the National Labor Relations Act have made a free and fair election impossible,” according to an emailed statement Friday. The labor group also cited Covid-19 infections among staff at the store, located at the city’s Cumberland Mall, which it said “have raised concerns about the ability of eligible employees to vote and the safety of in-person voting.”