Google is an international company and in places like Switzerland (where Google has a large engineering presence), under applicable law, trade unions have the r

Google is an international company and in places like Switzerland (where Google has a large engineering presence), under applicable law, trade unions have the right to visit employees at their place of work and to inform them. Be it in offices, construction sites or other business premises. This also includes access with electronic means of communication such as the intranet. So at least for Zooglers, the American dog-eats-dog mentality has no bearing on their contractual relationship with Google.