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T-Mobile Workers United (TU), is an organization of T-Mobile and MetroPCS employees joining together for a voice and fair treatment at work.〔http://tmobileworkersunited.org/about-us/〕 It is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di), a large German service-sector union. TU is also supported by a coalition of community and labor groups around the world. In July, 2011, technicians in Connecticut, voted for representation by the Communications Workers of America-TU (CWA-TU).〔http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/t-mobile_workers_win_union_voice_in_connecticut#.UkBiqdK-opM〕 On September 25, 2013, MetroPCS workers in Harlem, NY, voted for a union voice and representation by CWA-TU.〔http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/new_york_city_metropcs_workers_vote_to_join_cwa#.UkWTpdK-opM〕 ==History== T-Mobile US is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, the largest telecommunications company in Europe. Through its subsidiary companies, Deutsche Telekom has operations in around 50 countries worldwide.〔http://www.telekom.com/company〕 In Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, employees are represented by trade unions. When Deutsche Telekom purchased VoiceStream Wireless in 2001, the CWA helped the company gain approval for access to the U.S. market, with the expectation that Deutsche Telekom would be open to letting employees freely choose union representation in the United States. The relationship between CWA and T-Mobile US has since eroded. Since it entered the American market in 2001, T-Mobile US has been repeatedly criticized for its employment relations by CWA, ver.di, and other groups. Likewise, American Rights at Work and Human Rights Watch have issued studies of union intolerance at the company’s facilities. In April 2008, CWA and ver.di formed a joint organization for T-Mobile workers named TU. The new organization was "formed with the goal of overcoming the double standard of Deutsche Telekom recognizing labor rights in Germany but ignoring them in the U.S. This new global union is an effective answer to cross-border investment and the globalization of work."〔()〕 When CWA and ver.di created the joint organization, they originally named it “T-Union”. However, Deutsche Telekom threatened to sue the organizations for trademark infringement, since they had trademarked the concept of branding their services with a leading "T-" (as they did with the color magenta). So, CWA and ver.di had to rename the union TU for T-Mobile Workers Union. In August, 2013, TU launched a new website that allows workers at T-Mobile and MetroPCS to connect with each other to build strength in their drive for workplace justice and respect.〔https://www.aflcio.org/index.php/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/T-Mobile-US-Workers-Unite-for-Respect〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TU (union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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