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Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union

Posted by samzenpus on from the jobs-needs-better-jobs dept.

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."

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  1. So get a new job by cgeys · · Score: 0, Troll

    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...

    1. Re:So get a new job by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      You mean getting a better job involves some work and effort? If you're to f'ing lazy to find a better job, why do you deserve to be paid more? You can also look for a new job while you still have a job. The job market works really well without unions and regulation. If someone else is willing to do the same job as you at an acceptable level of confidence for less money, then the employer should have every right to hire that person. Artificially propping up salaries so that people that can't be bothered to search for a new job or *earn* a promotion can be paid more is what is broken about unions.

  2. Re:Good for them by DurendalMac · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

  3. Re:This is a Complete Non Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

  4. Re:Pathetic... by Yaa+101 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ask their Chinese employees, oh wait, they can't answer because they were blown to pieces for their $2,- a day wage.
    So shut up yourself ass.

  5. Re:Wow. by sobolwolf · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah Wow! I think you must be a wage slave driver! Talk about knee jerk... you sound like a southern farmer being asked to let his niggers go free.. oh the outrage!!!