Apple will begin negotiations with union workers at Towson store

Towson Apple store workers, who became the first of the tech giant’s U.S. employees to unionize, will start contract negotiations with the company next month. Employees at the Towson Town Center store voted 65-33 in June to join the Washington-based International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers through a newly formed Coalition of Organized Retail Employees. The union on Thursday said negotiating committee members will start contract talks with Apple management Jan. 11 and continue on several dates through Feb. 2. The union and the company agreed to set dates that would not interfere with the holiday shopping season.