Biden Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Apple Workers for Voting to Unionize

June 20, 2022, 4:17 PM UTC

President Joe Biden applauded Apple Inc. store workers near Baltimore after they voted for a union Saturday, becoming the first organized outlet in the US.

“I’m proud of them. Look, you know, workers have a right to determine under what conditions they are gonna work or not work,” Biden told reporters Monday during morning walk near his Delaware beach house.

The decision of workers at Apple’s Towson, Md., store to unionize may change the face of the tech giant’s retail operation. It also may spark a wider unionization movement among Apple store workers, similar to the first Starbucks Corp. ...



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