Stefan Mileschin

A much better idea than allowing staff to negotiate with management

Fruity and nutty cargo cult Apple has hired an anti-union law firm known for high-profile clients such as Starbucks, McDonald's and Nissan.

The Verge said that Apple decided to hire Littler Mendelson after 100 workers at Apple's retail location in Atlanta's Cumberland Mall petitioned the National Labor Relations Board last week to hold a union election.

Apple workers at the Atlanta retail store are hoping to join the Communications Workers of America. The CWA has played a significant role in organising tech industry workers, including its involvement in organising drives Activision Blizzard subsidiary Raven Software and Verizon Wireless.

The Cumberland Mall location is the first Apple Store to file to unionise in the US. Earlier this month workers at Apple's Grand Central location began collecting signatures to start a union. In reply, Apple has begun holding captive audience meetings, which are what US companies do when they want to put the fear of god into would be union organisers.

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