Apple workers accuse firm of 'union busting'
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
One employee tells the BBC the tech giant has been attempting to 'scare' staff. The firm says it continues to 'make enhancements to our industry-leading benefits as a part of the overall support we provide to our valued team members.' We'll also hear from the African Tech Summit taking place in Kenya. And we learn how a small team of visual effects artists created the look of the stunning Oscar contender - Everything, Everywhere All at Once - using laptops in their bedrooms.
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| 0:29.9 | Welcome to TechTent on the BBC World Service with me, Shona McCallum. |
| 0:35.0 | This week we hear from an Apple worker fighting for union recognition |
| 0:39.0 | at the company in the US, how Helsinki is monstering the mobile games industry, and we speak to |
| 0:45.7 | members of the small team behind the visual effects of Oscars contender, everything everywhere, |
| 0:51.2 | all at once. |
| 0:58.6 | It's one of the most profitable companies in the world and claims to be responsible for 2 million jobs overall. |
| 1:03.0 | Apple is among the biggest in big tech. |
| 1:06.1 | Although it's still a highly sought-after place to work, |
| 1:08.9 | there are some tensions between staff and bosses |
| 1:11.3 | at the firm. Workers at several Apple stores in the US are trying to form employment unions |
| 1:16.8 | to bargain with managers. So far, this has been successful in a couple of cases, but the company |
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