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An Apple retail store in Atlanta has filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The workers at the Cumberland Mall store, which includes salespeople, technicians, creatives, and operations specialists, would be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). More than 70 percent of the group of about 100 eligible workers signed the union authorization cards, according to a news release \u2014 the minimum required is 30 percent. <\/p>\n

If a majority of the workers vote to unionize, the store would be the first unionized Apple store in the US. Their petition now goes for formal review by the NLRB. <\/p>\n

\u201cApple is a profoundly positive place to work, but we know that the company can better live up to their ideals and so we\u2019re excited to be joining together with our coworkers to bring Apple to the negotiating table and make this an even better place to work,\u201d Derrick Bowles, an Apple Genius worker at the store, said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A report from The Verge<\/em> late last year detailed the difficulties many hourly Apple employees face, including low wages and a high-stress workplace. In February, the company increased benefits<\/a> for its full- and part-time retail workers. The Atlanta workers said, while they provide critical sales and services to the company, Apple doesn\u2019t provide cost-of-living raises or access to equitable stock options. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe work hard at Apple because we really believe in the products and the company and we want to make sure that every Apple worker is able to afford quality housing and basic living expenses,\u201d said Elli Daniels, a product zone worker at Apple. <\/p>\n