Apple France Workers To Go On Strike Ahead Of iPhone 15 Launch

Unions at Apple stores in France have called for a strike on Friday and Saturday ahead of the iPhone 15 launch, demanding better pay and working conditions, as reported by Geert De Clercq for Reuters.

The unions have also called for workers to participate in a demonstration on Friday morning at the Paris Opera Garnier. I Photo: Apple

"Management, having decided to disregard our entirely legitimate demands and concerns, the four unions of Apple Retail France... call for a strike on September 22 and 23," stated CGT Apple Retail in a union statement on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

The unions have also called for workers to participate in a demonstration on Friday morning at the Paris Opera Garnier, located next to one of Apple's flagship stores in Paris.

Karine Chouchane, a member of the CGT Apple Retail union, told the French daily Liberation that Apple France workers may mobilize in three-quarters of Apple's stores in France.

Last week, Apple faced a setback when the French government decided to suspend the sales of iPhone 12 handsets after tests revealed breaches of radiation exposure limits. On Friday, Apple pledged to update the software on iPhone 12s in France to resolve the dispute over radiation levels.

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