Apple Store Employees in St. Louis Reject Unionization Efforts

Apple Store employees at the St. Louis Galleria location this week decided not to unionize, rejecting unionization in a filing with the National Labor Relations Board, reports Bloomberg. Employees said that they did not believe the union would provide “anything complementary to Apple’s culture and existing benefits,” which suggests that Apple’s efforts to improve benefits […]

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Bethesda Softworks employees begin unionization efforts under Microsoft

What you need to know 300 employees under Bethesda Softworks, which is part of the Xbox first-party group, are beginning unionization efforts.  The vote is set to be finished by the end of the month, and is being overseen by the Communication Workers of America. Microsoft previously signed an agreement with the Communication Workers of […]

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Apple Holds Meeting With Retail Staff to Discuss Recent Unionization Activities

Apple is doubling down on its efforts to comfort retail employees and dampen any possible resurgence of active unionization in its 270+ stores by downplaying the significance of Apple Towson Town Center as the first store to unionize. According to employees who were present in recent meetings, Apple is making a “grass is not greener […]

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Blizzard Entertainment’s Albany studio QA workers file for unionization

What you need to know Blizzard Albany, formerly Vicarious Visions, is one of several studios under Blizzard Entertainment.  QA employees at Blizzard Albany are filing to unionize, following the example of a QA team at Raven Software, a studio under the Activision Publishing wing of Activision Blizzard.  The workers are asking for better pay, improved […]

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