Silicon Valley Workers Protest For Fair Wages At Apple Stores During iPhone 6 Launch
In front of Apple stores nationwide Friday, tech company employees gathered to protest alongside hundreds of eager customers waiting in line to buy the iPhone 6. But the protesters weren’t disgruntled Apple engineers or developers; they were security officers, maintenance and custodial staff demanding better wages from tech companies.
Backed by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), protesters gathered as part of “National Day of Action” in front of Apple stores over 20 cities, including Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle and even the Palo Alto store in San Jose where Tim Cook opened the store to celebrate the iPhone 6′s debut.
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