As you might expect, the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) likes Maryland Governor Wes Moore for coming out in support of approximately 90 members of IAM Local 4538 at the Towson Town Center Apple Store, which Apple has announced it will close June 20.
“The Towson Town Center Apple Store has been a retail anchor for the region since 2022,” Moore. “It’s provided good-paying jobs, increased economic activity, and been an important localized service hub for the region. As the first unionized Apple retail store in the country and a strong-performing location, its workers proved that economic growth and workers’ rights go hand-in-hand. Now, the rug is being pulled out from underneath them. These Marylanders deserve the same transfer rights and opportunities afforded to other Apple employees, and we stand with them.”
The IAM Union recently held a rally in Towson in support of Apple workers that featured local, state and national elected officials, as well as labor and community allies. Also, 40 members of Congress have sent current CEO Tim Cook and future CEO John Ternus a letter asking them to reconsider the closing of the store.
The Towson store was the first unionized Apple retail store in the U.S. In April the tech giant announced that it’s closing three retail stores in the U.S. in June: Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut, Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland, and Apple North County in Escondido, California. Apple says that all three of the stores are located in struggling shopping malls that have lost dozens of other major retailers in recent years.
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