A group of Apple Store employees issued a statement to the press announcing their plans to form a union. This announcement came recently on the tenth anniversary of the first two Apple retail store locations opening in McLean, Virginia, and Glendale, California. The Apple Retail Workers Union made the following statement, “We are launching today to get fellow employees, shoppers, and the world know that we work in one of the most demanding retail environments while suffering through unfair treatment and compensation among many other various issues… We deserve better. our time has come.” A website was launched by the group to promote their cause, however, there is almost no information on the site as of right now. It currently contains little more than a slogan that reads, “At Apple, our most important resource, our soul, is our people,” and a contact link. The following statement was also made by the group on Twitter: This is hardly the first time a disgruntled employee has criticized the treatment of Apple Store employees. The folks over at Crapplestore detail the activities of many workers. In one case, an anonymous blogger gave daily accounts of working conditions in a scathing and very often humorous manner. Unfortunately the site gained more attention than the blogger wanted and was soon taken down. However, during the time it was up, the blog offered an intriguing peak behind the curtain at Apple. It should be interesting to see how Apple handles the situation in the coming months. Recently, unions have been on the decline in the country. Will Apple end up following in the footsteps of Walmart and institute union busting measures to keep employees in check? HOpefully Apple will end up coming to a reasonable agreement with the retail staff as we are sure no one wants to see picketing outside an Apple Store when the next generation iDevices come out. What are your thoughts and opinions? Let us know in the comments below! As usual, stay tuned for more tech news and info by following us on Facebook, Twitter and/or by subscribing to our RSS Feed. Authors: