Apple workers enlist their first union with Android phones to avoid being spied on

The store workers Manzana The first internal negotiations began to create a union, although in the shadows and from mobile devices with technology different from that of the empire created by Steve Jobs, according to The Washington Post.

According to the international media, employees at many Apple Inc. stores in the United States are working to unionize, in part because hourly wages have stagnated while the company’s profit margins soar.

The attempt, leaked by relatives of Apple workers, comes against the backdrop of unionization efforts that are gaining momentum at big US companies including Amazon.com Inc and Starbucks Corp.

Employee groups at at least two Apple stores are backed by major national unions and are preparing to file paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the near future.

At least six more establishments are in less advanced stages of the unionization process. Apple employs more than 65,000 retail workers.

Apple: syndicate uses Android

According to the oldest newspaper in Washington DC, United States, Apple workers use Android phones to avoid being spied on or detected by store managers, in addition to holding secret meetings. They also resort to encrypted messaging.

Although there is no proof that Apple actually spies on employees’ iPhones, organizers may have in mind the firing of Apple employee Ashley Gjøvik, who has alleged sexual harassment, environmental issues and surveillance by the company.

The megacorporation “has an internal culture of surveillance, intimidation, and alienation,” Gjøvik wrote. “Employees are closely watched and our data hoarded in the name of secrecy and quality.”

Apple has 270 stores in the United States and made 36% of its total net sales of $365.82 billion in fiscal 2021 through its retail stores and website, according to a regulatory filing.

The data

• Apple CEO Tim Cook’s salary last year was 1,447 times that of an average employee at the tech giant, fueled by stock awards that helped him earn a total of nearly $100 million.
• Apple had decided to temporarily close several outlets in the United States during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Apple planned last year to give store workers a one-time bonus of up to $1,000, it had reported. Bloomberg in September, amid difficult labor market conditions and unrest among employees.