… Now, roughly 90 employees are left scrambling to find jobs before the store closure in June. But was that Apple& 039;s intention all along? Closing a store versus busting a union Union leadership and Towson employees believe that Apple closed the store as a retaliatory action. …
… The letter states outright that the store closure is likely a violation of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. The union representing the store, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAM Union, filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple in April. …
… Under questioning, Cook defended the iPhone maker over the App Store rule complaints, Apple Books allegations, parental controls, forced labor of Uighur Muslims in China, and many competition-relayed queries. …