Apple to Appeal Judge’s Ruling That It Violated Workers’ Rights

Apple Inc. plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge’s ruling that the company violated employee rights by “coercively” interrogating them about pro-union sympathies and restricting the circulation of union flyers.

Apple said in a statement Friday that it disagreed with the ruling and will address it “through the NLRB process.” The decision, delivered earlier this week, centered on Apple’s retail employees at its World Trade Center store in New York City, one of several around the country where workers mounted union campaigns last year.