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An Apple retail store in Atlanta filed a petition to unionize Wednesday, becoming the first of the iPhone maker's locations to undertake an official attempt to do so.

Communications Workers of America, the retail workers union, said big tech companies like Apple fail to give employees who dont work in an office equal standing and respect.

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If the petition is approved, the proposed elections for the store would take place in early May.

Communications Workers of America, the retail workers' union, said big tech companies like Apple fail to give employees who don't work in an office equal standing and respect.

Mr. Musk has been building a stake in the social media company and last week made an unsolicited offer to acquire it outright.

Disney has been drawn into partisan politics, and it’s not the first time a corporation’s stance on a social issue has led to a clash.

Amplifying Atlanta

A complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board has accused Nintendo of unlawful termination of an employee for supporting unionization.

Apple retail workers in Atlanta became the first US Apple store workers to reach a crucial step in the formal unionization process: filing for a union election.