Investing.com - Financial Markets Worldwide
Get 40% Off
Get 40% Off
📈 Free Gift Friday: Instantly Copy Legendary Investors' PortfoliosCopy for Free

Biden says he is proud of Apple workers who voted to join a union

Published 06/20/2022, 12:07 PM
Updated 06/20/2022, 12:41 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church after attending a mass in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said he was "proud" of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) workers in Maryland who voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize in the United States.

"I am proud of them," Biden told reporters on Monday. "Workers have a right to determine under what condition they are going to work or not work."

More than 100 workers in Towson near Baltimore "overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers," the union said on its website on Saturday. Apple declined to comment after the announcement.

Unionization efforts are gaining momentum at some large U.S. corporations, including Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX).

"Everybody is better off, including the final product is always better off (because of unions)", Biden said on Monday when asked about the Apple workers who voted to join a union.

Widely considered the most pro-union president in decades, Biden has reversed rules of former President Donald Trump that critics said weakened worker protections.

Apple workers in Atlanta who were seeking to unionize withdrew their request last month, claiming intimidation.

Some current and former Apple workers last year began criticizing the company's working conditions online, using the hashtag #AppleToo.

Latest comments

"Biden is proud to increase inflation even more" would be a good alternate title.
Once again, workers celebrating their vote to be laid off !!  Next Headline: "Apple Announces Major Investment in A.I. in Order to Reduce Headcount."
Don't try to kiss union's arrrs. No one likes you. Not even unions.
Nice, Unions for everyone! Fight back the billionaires and filthy capitalists
Biden proud of Apple workers? that should tell them to reconsider their decision. unions gave no new ideas. now the workers have two bosses to satisfy.
I think a better option for employees as well as customers is to split apple into two competing companies.
Funny comments, all 4. Even when the news are not really important, just a drop in the bucket, is interesting that all comments shows how ignor@nce, greed and partisanship are full embedded in the people's brain. P@thetic.
Ready to pay an additional 200 bucks per phone. You dont think business will not pass additional cost down to consumer. Like anything else...
LOL... sale online
great. now we get to hear the media run news cycles in all the incidental and irrelevant to our lives complaints of apple employees. won't that be peachy?
No comments…. They will starg shutting down stores …..
Install Our App
Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.