About 50 Apple retail workers stage a walkout over working conditions
Apple employees have a list of demands
In other words, Apple Store employees don’t want to take a chance that consumers browsing inside one of Apple’s retail locations leave them infected. Despite the seriousness of the requests and the job action, AppleInsider discovered that, at least on the East Coast, the walkout was a non-event with approximately 10 Apple Stores in that area reporting only “one or two” workers absent on Friday. In some locations, all workers scheduled to come in on the 24th were present and accounted for.
The walkout trended on Twitter yesterday and Parrish said, “Apple workers are fed up with being unheard.” Her goal is to “make sure people are aware of how retail workers are being treated.” She pointed out that Apple’s retail workers have an extremely limited sick leave” and collect paid leave on an hourly basis. As a result, many feel forced to work when feeling ill which is not a good thing to do these days as the omicron variant of COVID rapidly spreads throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Apple grabbed an employee’s iPhone to access personal data and didn’t allow her to remove or block intimate photos
Gjovik complained that her office was built on contaminated ground from which vapors were escaping into the air (“vapor intrusion exposure”). TRW Microwave used to occupy the area where Gjovik worked.
After complaining about the situation, Ashley said that she faced from her team members and Apple grabbed her phone to inspect it without giving her the opportunity to remove personal data and intimate photos. After complaining to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), she was fired via an email that she received.
There are some connections between Apple and TRW Microwave. A member of Apple’s Board is a former CEO of Northrup Grumman which acquired TRW Microwave in 2002.
Apple Store workers want Apple to protect them from abusive customers. One worker who is employed at the Jacksonville Apple Store said that about 15 people walked out on Friday as a protest against Apple’s lack of a plan to help them deal with agitated customers. This worker mentioned a recent incident at the store that took place last week.
