The terminated workers, who all were active organizers in a nascent union drive at the Apple store at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, said they were disciplined and fired for tardiness, calling out of work, and improperly filling out attendance-related forms. The fired Apple employees in Kansas City said they began organizing last year in response to part-timers not receiving the same benefits as full-time employees and other discrepancies in Apple’s treatment of its workers. The fired Apple employees in Kansas City said they began organizing last year in response to part-timers not receiving the same benefits as full-time employees and other discrepancies in Apple’s treatment of its workers