Supported by UNI Global Union\u2019s Australian affiliates, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), and the Australian Services Union (ASU),\u00a0Apple store workers have rejected a subpar agreement that failed to address decent work arrangements.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
In results announced yesterday, around 68 per cent of Apple workers who voted used their collective voice to say \u2018NO\u2019 to a deal that failed to provide wage increases in line with inflation or acknowledge repeated concerns in negotiations over rostering arrangements.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Apple employs almost 4,000 workers over 22 sites and an estimated 87 per cent took part in the vote on the company\u2019s second-rate offer.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThis should bring hope and inspiration to workers across the sector and the globe who are struggling for better conditions on the job. Together workers and their unions can make a difference.\u201d said\u00a0<\/em>Rajendra Acharya,\u00a0<\/em>Regional Secretary,\u00a0<\/em>UNI Asia & Pacific<\/strong><\/p>\r\n
UNI Global Union calls upon Apple to re-engage and provide collective arrangements that address the SDA, ASU and their members’ concerns.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Apple has offered\u00a0annual pay rises<\/a>\u00a0of 2.5 per cent after its last non-union agreement expired six years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
For more information on this struggle, see:\u00a0Australian <\/strong>unions <\/strong>take Apple to the Fair Work Commission<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"