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UTAW@Apple
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A trade union at Apple.
UTAW is a branch of the CWU.
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THURSDAY 29 MAY 2025- Apple Grand Arcade, Cambridge: Workers at Apple Grand Arcade are progressing towards statutory union recognition. The CAC have undertaken a count of union members in the store and have confirmed that 50% of staff are already members of UTAW-CWU. This comes before a ballot campaign has even begun, without a single union official having stepped foot inside the building. This result clearly demonstrates the strength and desire of workers to be recognised as a bargaining unit to enter into collective bargaining with the company. It also reflects the effective grassroots organising happening amongst workers at the store, and throughout Apple Retail.
May 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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We’ve filed the paperwork for statutory union recognition for Apple Grand Arcade and notified Apple. They didn’t want to negotiate, fine, we’ll do it with or without them.
May 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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FRIDAY 2 MAY 2025
Apple Grand Arcade, Cambridge
 UTAW-CWU Members at Apple Grand Arcade held a meeting with Apple management this morning, mediated by ACAS, to discuss union recognition. Apple’s representatives demonstrated a complete lack of good faith and refused to agree to a count of union members that would proceed to a ballot of staff in the store. Instead, they attempted to delay the process and waste our time. We offered Apple the opportunity to recognise us on a voluntary basis, which they had no intention of agreeing to. As a result we were unable to continue the discussion. We will now immediately proceed with the process of statutory recognition with the CAC which we have every confidence we will be successful in due to the strength of our membership.
May 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Apple: “we offer competitive pay and benefits.” The benefits: [picture of a Lumon mug, a Lumon mug full of Lumon pens with a photograph of the macro-data refinement team and a trophy with a glass etched image of MDR worker Mark S.
March 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Myth 1: “The union is a third-party organisation that just wants your money”. This is one of the top myths that managers at Apple have told us about unions. Heard any others?
Myth 1: Apple: “The union is a third-party organisation that just wants your money” UTAW@Apple's Response: We're not a "third party"; we're Apple employees grouping together to demand better. Unlike Apple, a union isn't a corporation and doesn't have a profit motive. Members contribute a small subscription towards the upkeep of the union to support each other with well-trained reps and access to legal support. Our subscriptions are amongst the lowest in the UK, about £8.70 a month for full-time workers and less if you're part-time. In return, we're able to campaign for better wages and working conditions, together as a union. Union-Busting: Union-busting companies frequently try and scare workers off unionising by talking about the cost. However, on average in the UK, union members are paid significantly more than nonunion members doing equivalent jobs. Apple is driven by profit margins and share prices, which means paying workers as little as it can get away with to maximise profits and minimise costs. As Apple's profits have increased, our wages have not grown to reflect Apple's success. Apple can afford to do better but is under no pressure to do so unless we unionise for a collective voice.
March 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM