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Apple is working with anti-union lawyers at Littler Mendelson in an escalating fight with retail workers in Atlanta who have filed for a union election. Though the company has not publicly stated its stance on Apple Stores unionizing, the move sends a strong signal that it plans to oppose workers organizing for better pay and working conditions. <\/p>\n

Littler is currently representing Starbucks in its efforts to fight off worker organizing<\/a>. It previously helped McDonald\u2019s avoid responsibility<\/a> in a 2014 case that alleged the company, as a joint employer, violated labor laws by retaliating against workers who participated in the Fight for $15 campaign. <\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the start I\u2019ve thought unionization was a good thing,\u201d said one current retail employee who asked to remain anonymous as they are not authorized to speak publicly about the company. \u201cPay is so unequal at the stores \u2014 there are people who\u2019ve been in roles for less time making more than people who\u2019ve worked in those same roles for years. They position themselves as a company that\u2019s open to feedback but nobody acts on it. With a union backing the employees, they\u2019ll be more pressure on them to actually act on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Apple retail workers at the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta filed for a union election. The employees are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America. The move set off a firestorm of organizing activity at Apple Stores across the country.<\/p>\n

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