Apple Store Workers in Maryland File for Union Election (1)

Workers at an Apple Inc. store near Baltimore have become the second in the nation to file for a union election.

The proposed union would represent 110 workers, according a petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Under the law, organizers must show at least 30% support before holding a union election, but organizers told the Washington Post that 65% of the workforce had already signed pro-union cards.

A group of Atlanta Apple store workers will hold the first retail union election at the company starting June 2. Those workers are represented by the Communications Workers of America, while ...