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Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union
An anonymous reader writes "Cory Moll, a part-time employee at an Apple store in San Francisco, is attempting unionize Apple store employees. The Apple Retail Workers Union is an attempt to fight for better wages and benefits and to address what he says are unfair practices in the company's glass-and-steel retail showrooms. 'The core issues are definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits,' said Mr. Moll, who has received little public support from employees so far, though he said he has emails expressing support. An Apple representative confirmed Mr. Moll is an employee, but declined to comment on the union effort."
If you feel you're not being paid enough, ask for a raise. If you don't get it and you're still unhappy, then change workplace. It's not that hard. And this is even from a part-time employee...
Look into what Apple Store employees make and what their benefits are. Then compare that to any other tech shop or retail storefront. Then realize that this guy is a stupid son of a bitch for griping that some of the best pay and benefits he's going to find in this sort of position are already his.
What is it that Americans have against unions?
Anything that even remotely smacks of "worker's party" type stuff is going to get shot down by half the country. One state governor recently painted teachers as money-grubbing thieves in his effort to draw back their collective bargaining abilities and was successful at it.
Elected politicians are supposed to serve the interest of their constituents, whatever that may be. Now people are being told what their interests are, and they're eating it up. Teachers be damned.