{"id":524796,"date":"2022-12-10T22:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-workers-in-australia-plan-christmas-strike\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T22:39:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:39:15","slug":"apple-workers-in-australia-plan-christmas-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-workers-in-australia-plan-christmas-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a291c8edd493\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a291c8edd493\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-workers-in-australia-plan-christmas-strike\/#%E2%80%9CApple_workers_in_Australia_plan_Christmas_strike%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CApple_workers_in_Australia_plan_Christmas_strike%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>SYDNEY \u2014 Hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt the iPhone maker\u2019s sales and services in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The less than two-day strike by about 200 of Apple\u2019s roughly 4,000 employees in Australia comes as the US tech giant faces disruptions due to worker unrest in its main iPhone plant in China.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Australia\u2019s Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) are asking Apple Inc\u00a0(AAPL.O)\u00a0for fixed rosters, known hours of work, weekends of two consecutive days, and an agreed annual wage rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Christmas strike is a way for our members to take back their time with family and friends while management continues to refuse to give workers the most basic minimum rostering rights,\u201d RAFFWU secretary Josh Cullinan told Reuters, adding management would be notified on Monday of the intention to strike.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to get management to the bargaining table im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely failed earlier this week, with Apple\u00a0(AAPL.O)\u00a0refusing to meet until February, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-27.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People walking past the Apple store in Sydney Australia.\" class=\"wp-image-24969489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Striking workers would walk out of Apple\u2019s retail outlets at 3 p.m. (0400 GMT) on Dec. 23 and stay away throughout Christmas Eve, usually a peak time for sales of Apple iPhones, watches, and other products.<\/p>\n<p>The action would be nationwide but would have the greatest impact at two retail outlets in Brisbane, and one each in Adelaide and Newcastle where RAFFWU have the most members.<\/p>\n<p>An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the negotiations but said the company was \u201cproud to reward our valued team members in Australia with strong compensation and exceptional benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-26.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of The Apple store.\" class=\"wp-image-24969491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/apple-sydney-221210-26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Efforts to get management to the bargaining table immediately failed earlier this week, with Apple refusing to meet until February.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In June this year, Apple workers in Maryland became the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/apple-workers-maryland-store-vote-unionize-first-us-2022-06-19\/\">first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize<\/a>\u00a0in the United States. On Thursday, the union set formal dates in January to start negotiations with Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Apple workers staged a full-day strike in October and also a one-hour walkout later that month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t put a price on work-life balance,\u201d said one Apple employee, who will join the strike but did not want to be identified over fears of being targeted by management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have ended up with Apple is an arrangement where all the non-mandatory benefits that allow a work-life balance to workers have been taken off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other strike actions that have been continuing from earlier this year will also be escalated, RAFFWU said, including a ban on iPhone repair and Apple Watch repairs for certain hours in some outlets, bans on answering the door in others, bans on conducting any sales, and bans on wearing the company\u2019s festive red t-shirt.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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