Successful Campaign

Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to form The tech giant's first retail Union in The United States .

The Employees of The Shop in Towson passed The measure 65-33, with about a dozen abstentions.

After The result came in, The Group tweeted: " Now we celebrate… tomorrow we keep organising. "

It is The third Apple store to launch a Union drive this year, but The First to successfully hold a vote.

The new Apple Core Union - Short for The Coalition of Organized Retail Employees - penned an open letter to Apple in May, saying its bid was " About Us as workers gaining access to rights that we do not currently have" but that it did not want to " go against or create conflict with our management".

Other Apple stores in Atlanta and New York , have also made moves toward unionisation. Staff in Atlanta, however, have delayed their planned ballot, with The Union involved - The Communications Workers of America -

Unions are less common in The US than in many European countries, but are still protected in law. Forming one involves either The Company voluntarily recognising a Union , or workers gathering signatures from at least 30% of employees so.

News outlets have alleged that Apple has hired a Law Firm known for its Union expertise, and from signing up to one.

In April , of retail Vice President Deirdre O'Brien telling employees that while she recognised The Right to join a Union , " it's equally your right not to join a Union ".

" I'm worried about what it would mean to put another organization in The Middle of our relationship, an organization that does not have a deep understanding of Apple or our business, " The released audio says.

Core also had The backing of a long-established Union , The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Its president, Robert Martinez Jr, congratulated The Apple employees on what he called a " historic victory".

" They made a huge sacrifice for thousands of Apple employees across The Nation who had all eyes on this election, " He Said .

" This victory shows The growing demand for unions at Apple stores and different industries across our nation. "

Apple told The AFP news agency it was declining to comment on The vote.

The Towson store's Union is The latest in a string of high-profile Union campaigns in The US.

In December, a Successful Campaign in New York saw, which has sparked similar campaigns across many of The Company 's individual stores.

And in April , - though Amazon is disputing that ballot and appealing for a re-run.

Source of news: bbc.com