Janneke Parrish, a former corporate Apple employee who is helping the organizers of the strike, told the Huffington Post, “Apple workers are fed up with being unheard,” and that the strike aims to “make sure people are aware of how retail workers are being treated.” She also said Apple’s retail workers have “extremely limited sick leave” and that hazard pay is “the absolute least” that is owed to employees during the pandemic. We deserve proper mental healthcare.” The post also said, “Demand that Apple upholds its image with your wallet. The post provided a link for employees to apply for strike pay and a graphic that said, “Don’t cross the picket line. The tweet said, “Calling all Apple workers and patrons! Tomorrow, December 24th, 2021, Apple workers are staging a walkout/callout to demand better working conditions.”
“We regularly monitor conditions and we will adjust our health measures to support the well-being of customers and employees,” Apple said in a statement.Īn organization called Apple Together posted a tweet under the hashtag #AppleWalkout on December 23 announcing that the strike would take place the following day. On Monday, Apple closed more than 20 of its retail stores, including in New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston and Miami, because a wave of COVID-19 cases among employees had left the stores understaffed. Approximately 50 Apple retail and corporate staff participated in the strike action across three states. A group of Apple employees organized a walkout on Christmas Eve to demand improvements in wages, benefits and health and safety conditions during the pandemic.
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