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Employees at Apple's first unionized store to protest closing

AppleInsider • Fri, 22 May 2026

The union representing staff at Apple Towson Town Center has announced a public rally for May 27, 2026, protesting against Apple's treatment of its workers. Apple Towson Town Center, Maryland Apple Towson is not the only store that Apple has decided to close, but it is the only unionized one . It was the first Apple Store to unionize, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union claims that its members are being discriminated against because of this. Known as the Machinists' Union for short, it has now announced a public protest. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The union representing staff at Apple Towson Town Center has announced a public rally for May 27, 2026, protesting against Apple's treatment of its workers.

Apple Towson Town Center, Maryland Apple Towson is not the only store that Apple has decided to close, but it is the only unionized one .

It was the first Apple Store to unionize, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union claims that its members are being discriminated against because of this.

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