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Oct 2023
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Apple Store Workers Fear the Tech Giant ...

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Apple agreed to an independent audit of its US labor practices. Workers at the only unionized Apple Stores say they haven’t yet been contacted, and fear the report will be skewed. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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