Apple is closing three Apple Store locations, including the first joint branch
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an apple is closing dozens of Apple Store locations across the country, including the first location of the tech giant’s retail plan to unionize.
The company told The Baltimore Sun on Thursday that it would close Apple Stores in Towson, Maryland, Trumbull, Connecticut, and Escondido, California, with the final closing scheduled for June 11.
The Towson location was Apple’s first integrated Apple Store, and employees at that location will do so in 2022.
“As we continue to invest to expand and improve our retail stores around the world, we are still committed to evaluating our existing locations to ensure that we can best meet the needs of our customers,” Apple told Solezwe.
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Apple is closing three Apple Store locations across the country. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Apple added that the “difficult” decision was made after “many retailer departures and deteriorating conditions” at major stores there. affected stores are available.
Benzinga reported that Apple employees in the Trumbull and Escondido locations were transferred to other nearby locations, while Towson employees were given the opportunity to apply for open jobs with Apple.
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The company said the collective bargaining agreement prevents it from transferring about 90 Towson workers to other locations.
The closing of the Towson location prompted calls for a union boycott by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, also known as The IAM Union.
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Apple said workers in two locations will be transferred, while those in the third can apply for jobs at the company. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The IAM said in a statement that it is “outraged by Apple’s decision to close its Towson, Md., store — Apple’s first retail location in the United States — and deprive its employees and the community that relies on it for critical services and its unique access to public transportation.”
“Apple’s claim that the collective bargaining agreement restricting migration is false and raises serious concerns that this shutdown is a fraudulent attempt to destroy the union,” the IAM Union said, adding that it is investigating. legal options “to hold Apple accountable.”
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