Workers at IBM's Baulkham Hills, Sydney facility were not happy with the offer IBM presented them yesterday, and have sent representatives back to negotiate, according to the Australian Services Union (ASU).
The employees in the company's Flightdeck at Baulkham Hills had been prepared to strike for better pay and conditions. However, IBM agreed in a meeting just over a week ago to present a new employment offer to the disgruntled employees.
Union members within the company met last night to consider the offer. They decided they were not happy with it as it stood and have sent their representatives back to negotiate "with a clear message that there must be more progress made on the deal", the ASU said this morning.
Negotiations would continue today, the ASU said, with the next meeting with IBM to occur on Monday, after which options would be considered.
An IBM spokesperson told ZDNet.com.au the company was continuing to talk to employees at the site.
This is a standard tactic for companies trying to avoid dealing with unions - keep offering to negotiate without actually offering what staff want, and hope staff will eventually give up.
Unfortunately for IBM, union negotiators are professionals who can play this game too.