French Union Calls for Apple Store Employees to Strike on iPhone 5 Launch Day
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Posted September 20, 2012 at 7:17pm by iClarified
A main union representing workers at Apple Stores in Paris and other French cities has called for employees to strike on iPhone 5 launch day, reports Reuters.
Demands by the SUD union, which represents about a quarter of Apple Store employees, included the installation of water fountains, providing meal vouchers and paying a thirteenth month of salary as is common at French companies.
"We're inviting all the employees who consider insufficient the advances made as part of annual labor negotiations and think Apple isn't showing enough of an interest in its French employees to join us tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. in front of the Opera Apple Store," union head Thomas Bordage said.
The other unions who represent the other 75% of employees are not calling for a strike.
Firsts in line 4 iphone 5 - September 21, 2012 at 3:09am
I think............ People should just be lucky they even have a job these days the way the world is. I've never been in a union. Don't see the point. My partner has been in a union for 10 years and for what???? Nothing. What a waste of fees over 10 years. Life is shitty, just find something you in joy and get on with life.
lol. funny.
this on top of the fact that apple employees all love their job and get paid WAY WAY more than other typical jobs would for same service.
Not saying all are bad, But Unions like this ruin the concept of unions all together.
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