The AFL-CIO and the Communications Workers of America are turning...

Bundestag, were in Washington during the week to meet with American workers. They also had a meeting at the German Embassy. “The group will meet with U.S. workers in Washington after traveling to two states to meet with American workers and see first hand the hostile working conditions for T-Mobile employees in the United States,” the unions said. “As a whole, DT workers in Germany are treated far better than DT employees in the U.S. In Germany, workers sit on the board of DT, they are free to form a union, and have a meaningful voice in the workplace. In the U.S., efforts to organize at T-Mobile USA … are met with hostility and threats.” T-Mobile fired back. “Contrary to these claims, T-Mobile is a service-oriented company and an award-winning employer,” the carrier said. “T-Mobile employees receive great benefits, a positive work environment, career development opportunities and open, ongoing communication with management. … T-Mobile respects the rights of unions to exist and we recognize and respect our employees’ rights to organize or to refrain from organizing. That said, we remain convinced that it is better for both T-Mobile employees and our business to maintain a direct working relationship between management and employees. The vast majority of T-Mobile employees have chosen not to be represented by a union."