AWU-CWA Members Speak Out Against Trump’s H-1B Proclamation

 
AWU-CWA members gathered outside the NYC Google offices to speak out against the Trump Administration's recent H-1B visa fee proposal and attack on immigrant workers.

On Monday morning, leadership and members of the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA Local 9009 (AWU-CWA) condemned the Trump Administration’s “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” proclamation, which would impose a $100,000 fee for workers applying for an H-1B visa in the United States. 

The surprise proclamation caused unnecessary fear and chaos for workers while doing nothing to address concerns about employers’ abuse of the H-1B program. “We call on Google to use its immense power to take a meaningful stand for its H-1B workers and for all immigrant workers at the company,” said Parul Koul, President of AWU-CWA Local 9009 and Google software engineer. “Google workers make this company run, and immigrants are a crucial part of that workforce. We deserve to have dignity and respect and to have our contributions valued.”

In January 2025, AWU-CWA launched “Googlers for Job Security,” a nationwide campaign to demand guaranteed severance matches and buyouts before involuntary layoffs. In a victory for the union, Google parent company Alphabet announced they would offer voluntary exit packages to over 60,000 workers at Google—a first at a large tech company.

“This constant job insecurity doesn’t just hurt visa holders,” said Lu Liu, AWU-CWA Local 9009 member and software engineer at Google. “It deeply affects our American colleagues too. The instability makes it harder for all of us to do our jobs and keep Google innovative and competitive. This shared sense of insecurity is what prompted us to launch our job security campaign earlier this year, where Googlers, regardless of their nationality or immigration status, came together to demand greater job security from the company leadership.”

Read AWU-CWA’s statement here.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.