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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23

Apple Closes First Unionized U.S. Store, Leaving Over Half of 70 Workers Facing Termination

Updated

Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23

Apple Closes First Unionized U.S. Store, Leaving Over Half of 70 Workers Facing Termination

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23

Towson, Maryland’s Apple store — the first unionized U.S. location — shut on Saturday, and more than half of its roughly 70 unionized employees are set to be terminated on Wednesday.
Apple said it closed the store because of “declining conditions” at Towson Town Center and argued its 2024 collective bargaining agreement does not guarantee automatic transfers to nearby stores.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers accused Apple of retaliation, saying workers at two nonunion stores closed the same day were offered nearby positions while Towson staff had to reapply like outside candidates.
The dispute extends a rare labor flashpoint for Apple, whose Towson workers became the company’s first unionized U.S. retail staff four years ago.