Apple of violating federal labor law at its World Trade Center store in New York City

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Apple Store employees who are organizing in Atlanta have accused the company of union busting and violating the National Labor Relations Act. The Communications Workers of America submitted an Unfair Labor Practice filing on behalf of workers at the Cumberland Mall store. The filing claims that Apple "has conducted mandatory 'captive audience' meetings with bargaining unit employees regarding the upcoming election."

The charge comes as Apple employees at several stores around the country are taking steps to unionize, including in New York’s Grand Central Station, Atlanta and Maryland. They follow a wave of unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks.

In addition to the effort in Atlanta, Apple retail workers at Grand Central Terminal in New York City and in Towson, Maryland, have started taking steps toward unionization.

"Apple retail workers across the country are demanding a voice on the job and a seat at the table. Unfortunately, and in contradiction to its stated values, Apple has responded like a typical American corporation with heavy-handed tactics designed to intimidate and coerce workers," CWA deputy organizing director Tim Dubnau said in a statement. "The best thing Apple can do is allow workers to choose for themselves whether or not they want a union. When we learn of situations where Apple is violating labor law, we intend to hold the company accountable and help the workers defend their rights under the law."

However, as The Verge notes, National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo claimed in a memo last month that such meetings are in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. "Forcing employees to listen to such employer speech under threat of discipline — directly leveraging the employees’ dependence on their jobs — plainly chills employees’ protected right to refrain from listening to this speech," Abruzzo wrote.

“At this time our main focus is supporting Apple retail Workers and ensuring their workers’ rights are not being violated, which is why we filed multiple ULPs on their behalf,” the spokesperson said.

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