One day after the president of the Communications Workers of America told federal lawmakers that T-Mobile USA [part of Deutshce Telecom] is blatantly hostile to unions, hundreds of workers from a German telecommunications union showed up at Deutsche Telecom’s global annual shareholders’ meeting in Cologne to demand that the company ensure its American employees the same rights enjoyed by DT’s workforce in Germany…Larry Cohen, President of the Communications Workers of America…claimed T-Mobile USA “has created a climate of fear through steps such as photographing the license plates of employees seen taking union leaflets, pressuring workers to report contact with union representatives to management, and requiring workers to attend anti-union meetings."…a T-Mobile USA spokesperson responded that the company “respects the rights of unions to exist and recognizes and respects employees' rights to organize or to refrain from organizing." “To date, T-Mobile employees have chosen not to join a union, as they value an open and transparent communication with management," the spokesperson added.