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紐約蘋果員工要求組工會

位於紐約中央車站的蘋果商店的員工正在醖釀组織工會， 据稱， 員工們已經开始簽署加入工會 ，如果有三成员工贊成， 工會方面將幫忙員工們成立工會， 该組織已經成功地為星巴克員工組成了工會。

根據參加簽名的員工表示 ，由于物價飛漲， 員工薪水無法跟上物價 ，他們同時希望有更多的工作保障。 工會人士表示， 只有他們能幫助員工爭取應有之福利。

根據政府統計處公布 ，目前政府工作人員百分之四十已經有工會組織， 而私人企業只有百分之六點一加入， 這和一九八三年時的百分之十六點八相差甚遠。

蘋果是目前全球最有價值的大企業， 員工們認為蘋果每年在全球赚進大把鈔票 ，必定可負擔對員工更多的福利待遇。

長久以来 ，在紐約、 舊金山 、洛杉磯等由民主黨執政之城市， 工會之力量非常龐大， 尤其是演员工會 ，建築工人工會， 一直是工會最能表現其力量的地方， 他們控制了業主和員工之勞資關係， 因而在工資福利也在不斷上漲。

美國目前存在的民主和共和兩黨， 其執政之方式有極大不同， 民主黨比較同情弱勢團體 ，支持工會組織， 而共和黨則較保護業主， 近年來許多大企業都紛紛撤離大城市，希望到税率較低的地方發展。

二年來的疫情已打垮了許多小企業， 能夠倖存下來的， 也是在不斷努力奮鬥之中， 全國経濟在通貨膨漲及利息上升之情勢下 將會導致經濟下滑， 我們主張政府除了輔導各型企業之生存外， 更要重視員工權益 ，不然工會化將對企業造成許多困擾。

New York Apple Store Tries To Unionize

Some workers in New York City's Central Park Apple store are seeking to form a union to seek better pay and benefits. Some of the employees have begun collecting signatures to file a petition to unionize. If 30% of them agree, according to the National Labor Relations Board, they can hold the election.

Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, also was successful in organizing a union effort for Starbucks.

Some workers said a union is needed because wages have not kept pace with the cost of living in New York City. They also want better job protection.

Today 40% of government workers belong to a union. Only 6.1% of private sector employees are union members. Memberships have been falling steadily from the 16.8% level in 1983.

Apple is currently the most valuable and largest enterprise in the world. Employees believe that Apple earns big money and can afford more benefits for them. 

For a long time in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles there have been very strong unions locally. Because the epidemic has affected so many small businesses over the last two years and with rising inflation and higher interest rates hurting more business owners, we urge the government to pay more attention to small businesses. Their survival is key. Unionizing will really hurt them in the long run.