Employees at Apple (AAPL.O) stores in France have called for a strike on Friday and Saturday, before the debut of the iPhone 15, in demand for higher compensation and improved working conditions.
“Management has decided to ignore our perfectly legitimate demands and concerns, and as a result, the four unions of Apple Retail France… call for a strike on September 22 and 23,” CGT Apple Retail stated in a statement released on Wednesday on the social networking platform X, which was formerly known as Twitter.
The unions also called for a Friday morning demonstration at the Paris Opera Garnier. This location was chosen because it is adjacent to one of Apple’s main stores in Paris.
CGT Karine Chouchane, a member of the Apple Retail union, stated in an interview with the French newspaper Liberation that employees of Apple France may organize at three-quarters of the company’s stores in France.
The French division of Apple could not be reached for comment right away.
Apple was shocked by the decision of the French authorities to suspend sales of iPhone 12 phones last week. The decision came after tests that the French government said discovered breaches of radiation exposure restrictions.
On Friday, Apple promised to update the software on iPhone 12s sold in France to resolve the controversy around radiation levels; however, concerns in other European countries signaled that it might be required to take similar action elsewhere.
