Apple workers at a store in Maryland voted roughly by a 2-to-1 ratio to join a union, becoming the first of the company's employees to choose to do so.
Why it matters: The vote comes as tech workers, who have long eschewed unionization, have been increasingly open to the idea.
Driving the news: In the vote, results of which were announced Saturday, 65 employees at a store in Towson, Maryland, voted to unionize, with 33 voting against, per the New York Times.
Between the lines: While the Maryland workers are the first Apple employees to approve unionization, employees at more than two dozen other stores are considering a similar move, the New York Times reported.
Apple and Amazon have actively encouraged workers to reject organizing efforts while Microsoft has said it will support employees who wish to unionize.
An Apple representative was not immediately available for comment.
