Unionized workers at Maryland Apple Store ask for 10% raise and option to accept tips from customers

Employees at the unionized Apple Store in Towson, Maryland, are negotiating with Apple this week for new benefits and have requested higher wages, tips and changes to leave policies, according to reports. Bloomberg.

Employee representatives have requested increases of up to 10 percent and want Apple to implement a tip system that gives customers the option of offering 3%, 5%, or custom tips when paying with a credit card transaction. in the shop. “This will allow grateful patrons the ability to express gratitude for a job well done without any obligation,” the union said. Tip money would be divided among employees based on hours worked.

The union is asking for double pay for employees who work more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week, along with more pay for employees who work overtime on weekends. Employees also want higher wages for more holidays, a $1-per-hour raise for workers who earn first aid certification, up to 34 weeks of severance pay, extended paid bereavement leave up to 45 days per year , with pets and close friends that will be included in the time off allowance and extended vacation pay.

The union said that “these are initial proposals” and that it realizes that this “is a negotiation.” The Apple Store in Towson, Maryland, unionized last summer, and is one of two unionized retail stores.

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