Apple staff could go on strike at the first US store to unionize

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• Workers at a Towson, Maryland, Apple store have authorized a strike.
• Concerns include work-life balance, unpredictable scheduling, and wages lower than living costs.
• This Apple store was the first to unionize in the US in June 2022.

Workers at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland — the first US store to unionize — have authorized a strike.

Employees voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of allowing a strike, their retail labor union said in a statement on Saturday.