Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company's diversity programs

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Associated Press

Apple shareholders rebuffed an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into joining President Donald Trump’s push to scrub corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.

The proposal drafted by the National Center for Public Policy Research — a self-described conservative think tank — urged Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have retreated from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives currently in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.

After a brief presentation about the anti-DEI proposal, Apple announced shareholders had rejected it without disclosing the vote tally. The preliminary results will be outlined in a regulatory later Tuesday.

The shareholder vote came a month after the same group presented a similar proposal during Costco’s annual meeting, only to have it overwhelmingly rejected. A similar outcome is expected during Apple’s annual meeting despite the vocal objections of critics.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/apple-dei-shareholder-proposal-annual-meeting-96637c8d4fa3d5e2a73dc59a59c2485b

[bif]

1. Not surprising

When you consider the head of the company is openly gay.

[Bengus81]

2. Bet the phone is ringing at Tim Apple's office about now...........

[Sector 001]

3. Tim Cook reportedly donated $1 million to Trump inauguration

https://www.out.com/politics/apple-tim-cook-donation-donald-trump-inauguration

Tim Cook, the CEO of tech giant Apple who has been dubbed "the most powerful gay man in America," has personally donated one million dollars to President-elect Donald J. Trump's inaugural committee, Axios reports.

Sources told the publication that Cook "believes the inauguration is a great American tradition, and is donating to the inauguration in the spirit of unity." It is a personal contribution from Cook, and Apple is not expected to give any money.

[mwooldri]

19. need to bookmark this for later.

If we have elections for a president in 2028, and if it is won fair and square by a non MAGA candidate, I look forward to Tim Cook making a similar donation to that presidential inauguration committee.

[SouthBayDem]

20. typical corporate duplicity

Talking about LGBT rights support while donating to homophobic politicians.

[Skittles]

23. yup

sickening

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. This makes me smile

[tulipsandroses]

5. Good for Apple. They also know what is good for business. There is a longstanding joke about how black people prefer

Iphones over Androids. There is a bit of truth to it. This is why diversity matters, not just because it is the right thing, but it is good to understand your customer base. Insisting that Apple end its diversity programs, when there is some truth to the fact that a lot of black people and younger people prefer iPhones over other phones is stupid. Younger folks in general do not approve of this " Anti DEI" nonsense.
Target is seeing a decline in visitors ever since they dropped their DEI initiatives. Apple does not want to FAFO.

[NotHardly]

6. Some backbone is beginning to show.

[marble falls]

7. Resistance is building. If our leaders won't act, we'll use the streets.

[stillcool]

8. good for them

they must be used to dealing with this crap. I don't understand why corporations are acquiescing. Are they that vulnerable?
https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Center_for_Public_Policy_Research

[EastBayGuy]

9. Good. Now return the Gulf of Mexico to Apple Maps.

[Shipwack]

13. A thousand times this!!! nt

[republianmushroom]

10. Thank you, Apple shareholders.

[efhmc]

14. You are welcome.

[hlthe2b]

11. reply deleted (wrong thread)

[rustysgurl]

12. And just like that ...

Apple loses any Federal contracts it has so that pressure is brought to bear on Cook and anyone else in the organization who kisses Trump's ass. Shareholders bedamned.

[BadgerMom]

15. Thank goddess!!

[Lulu KC]

16. Yay!

I'll take every win we can get right now.

[question everything]

17. Included my Nay vote

[NYFlip]

22. Mine too!

[ReRe]

18. K&R

Wonders never cease!

[karin_sj]

21. Good!

About time somebody showed a spine. Now we just have to wait and see what the orange baby-man will do to retaliate and/or threaten Tim and Apple.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to scrap the company's DEI programs.

Link to tweet