Communications Workers of America jumping in on Apple Grand Central unionization efforts

By news@appleinsider.com (Darryl Boxberger) Fruit Stand Workers United, the union organization of Apple Store employees, will be supported in its unionization efforts by the Communications Workers of America for efforts in Apple Grand Central.Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced on Thursday that it will help the employees in the location to form a union. In a …

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AirTag leads cops to backpack stolen by chronic thief

By news@appleinsider.com (Darryl Boxberger) After a backpack with an AirTag was stolen, Police in Charlotte, NC were able to use the tracker to locate and arrest a suspect that had a long history of thefts in the area.After a backpack was stolen, the AirTag attached to it was crucial to tracking down the thief. Following report of the theft, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tracked the suspect with information provided by the AirTag owner.Officers were initially able to follow the tracker with the Find My app to the suspect’s door. The suspect jumped into his car and sped off, according to the report. …

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Apple retailer Simply Mac is shutting down

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple authorized retail and service provider Simply Mac is shutting down after sixteen years of business because of pandemic-related financial difficulties — leaving employees and potentially customers with repairs out in the cold.Credit: Simply MacIn a letter to staff members seen by AppleInsider, and acquired from multiple sources, Simply Mac CEO Rein Voigt said that it is shutting down its operations and terminating all employees effective immediately. …

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