The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has accused Apple of firing five workers in Kansas City and disciplining another in Texas in retaliation for organizing, and of interrogating employees, promising them better working conditions if they don’t support the union and threatening them with worse conditions if they do. The CWA has filed two charges of unfair labor practice with the National Labor Relations Board. More on the story can be found here.
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