Maryland leaders and workers protest Apple store closure at Towson Town Center – WBAL News Radio

 
Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume joined union workers and labor leaders in Towson as they pushed back against Apple’s plan to close its unionized store at Towson Town Center.
Mfume called Apple’s decision to deny Towson workers transfers while offering them at other closing stores a direct attack on organized labor, noting the company offered transfers at closing stores in California and Connecticut.
“You know, in California, when they decided to shut stores down, they sent transfers to all the workers. In Connecticut, when they decided to shut a store down, they sent real serious transfers to all the workers. But in Towson, when they decided to shut this store down, they sent condolences,” Mfume said. “Well, guess what, Apple? We are not dead. We are not going anywhere, and we will continue to fight.”
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Eric Brown, a sales lead at the Apple store in Towson, said they have long served as a vital resource for customers across not just Baltimore County, but even in other states.
“We’re right in the heart of Baltimore County, and we’re just outside of Baltimore City. We are the Apple store for people who are dependent on public transportation in the city and the county, but also for people as far as Pennsylvania and West Virginia,” Brown said. “Customers will regularly tell us that they traveled over an hour or two just to get to us.”
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