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If the unionization efforts are successful, the Apple Store employees would join the Communications Workers of America \u2014 the union that represents other Apple Store employees, along with employees of AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, and more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Four other Apple Stores have moved to unionize within the past couple of years, but only the retail locations in Oklahoma City<\/a> and Townson, Maryland<\/a>, have successfully formed a union. These efforts haven\u2019t come without some pushback from Apple, however.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe strongly believe forming a union is the best way to ensure all Apple workers receive the respect, pay, benefits and working conditions we deserve,\u201d John Nagy, an operations lead at Apple\u2019s Short Hills, New Jersey retail location says in a statement. \u201cWe call on Apple not to interfere in our ongoing organizing efforts and, instead, allow workers to freely determine for themselves whether to form a union.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a statement provided to Bloomberg<\/em>, Apple says it has \u201calways paid our retail teams in the top tier of the market,\u201d adding that it offers \u201cexceptional and comprehensive benefits for all full- and part-time employees.\u201d Apple didn\u2019t immediately respond to The Verge<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Workers at Apple\u2019s New Jersey store will still have to hold a union election, where employees will vote on whether or not to join the union. If the majority says yes, Apple will be forced to bargain with the workers. But this could be a challenge. As pointed out by Bloomberg<\/em>, Apple has yet to form a bargaining agreement with the staff in Maryland and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n