Analysis shows the NLRB dismissed 34.7% of union charges and 67.4% of worker charges in early 2026, a significant increase from 2024. Issues cited include understaffing, budget cuts, and procedural changes making dismissals easier.
Workers at Apple's first unionized US store in Towson, Maryland have filed an unfair labor practice charge alleging the company's decision to close the store by June is a cynical attempt to bust the union. The IAM Core union claims Apple is denying transfer rights to unionized workers while offering them to non-unionized employees, calling it discrimination and retaliation for exercising labor rights. Nearly 90 workers won their union election in June 2022 and secured their first contract in August 2024.
The first Apple store to unionize in the US is fighting the company's decision to close it by June, filing an unfair labor practice charge alleging discrimination against unionized workers. The IAM Core union representing nearly 90 workers in Towson, Maryland claims Apple is denying transfer rights offered to non-unionized workers and using the closure as a cynical attempt to bust the union. Apple denies the claims and says it will present its case to the NLRB.
