Apple has been in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since 2022 when the company was accused of union-busting. It agreed to review its labor practices last January, but the NLRB determined that Apple had violated workers’ rights soon after.

A U.S. labor board issued a complaint accusing Apple of violating employees' rights to organize and advocate for better working conditions by maintaining a series of unlawful workplace rules.

A fire sprinkler installer’s termination of two workers and other union-busting conduct violated federal labor law, the NLRB held in a decision that declined to roll back a Trump-era precedent on misclassifying workers as independent contractors.

A U.S. labor board believes that Apple has violated employees' right to organize and forced them to adhere to overly strict standards and contracts.