Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with retail employees in Maryland, marking the first time the company has made a retail union contract deal in the United States.The deal includes new rules about scheduling, severance, and subcontracting. Before it goes into effect, it must be approved by 85 employees in the bargaining unit. Those employees are expected to vote on August 6th, Bloomberg reports.The deal will also increase pay for workers by an average of 10% over three years.The store in Maryland is one of two unionized Apple stores in the United States. The other is located in Oklahoma City, and while it has had contract talks, no agreement has been reached.In May, the Maryland Apple store, which unionized in 2022, authorized a strike due to its ongoing contract negotiations with the company.
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The Maryland store, located in Towson, was the first Apple Store to unionize. The group joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in June of 2022.
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