Apple closed America's first unionized store and blocked workers from transfers — now the union is fighting back

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Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnBrian O’ConnellThu, June 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM GMT+2 7 min readPeeradontax/ShutterstockIn June, 2022, labor organizers celebrated an historic milestone as Apple employees voted to unionize a company store in Towson, Md., near Baltimore.The election saw 65 staffers at the store give a union the green light, citing the need for better pay and more robust COVID policies. The vote was heralded by the National Labor Relations Board and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, along with union backers across the country, as a major victory for workers' rights.Robert Kiyosaki says this 1 asset will surge 400% in a year and begs investors not to miss this 'explosion'Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — here are 5 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneMillionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks.