U.S. Labor Board Rules Apple Illegally Interrogated Staff And Confiscated Union Flyers
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Monday that Apple illegally questioned staff of its World Trade Center store in New York City in 2022, affirming findings from a judge who determined employees were specifically questioned over their pro-union sympathies.
Apple has not received any punishment or been ordered to pay damages by the board for the ... [+] violations. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
The board affirmed the decision of administrative law Judge Lauren Esposito, who ruled last year that Apple illegally stopped workers from placing union flyers on a table in the break room of the World Trade Center store, confiscated the flyers and interrogated staff over their “protected concerted activity.”
Esposito ordered Apple cease and desist from illegally questioning workers about union matters in addition to confiscating union flyers from the store’s employee break room.
Monday’s ruling is the board’s first decision against Apple, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the ruling and cited agency spokesperson Kayla Blado.
