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  • Qantas workers refuse IBM jobs

    Qantas employees have reportedly turned down jobs offered to them by IBM as the flying kangaroo attempts to move forward with its outsourcing plans.

  • IBM and Flightdeck workers reconcile

    IBM has reached an agreement with employees at its Flightdeck facility in Baulkham Hills who had been threatening to strike for better conditions.

  • Strike cloud clears at IBM Australia

    The chance of industrial action at IBM's Baulkham Hills, Sydney facility has dropped dramatically after a workers' meeting last night broadly accepted the direction that union negotiations with Big Blue had taken.

  • IBM workers to vote tonight

    Unionised workers at IBM's Baulkham Hills facility in Sydney will vote on the company's latest employment offer tonight, according to the Australian Services Union.

  • IBM and unions still talking

    Negotiations between IBM and workers at the company's Sydney facility at Baulkham Hills were ongoing, a representative from the Australian Services Union said today.

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  • IBM strike to disrupt Westpac, Qantas?

    Despite the small number of IBM workers involved in the upcoming strike, their walking off work could have a dire effect on many of IBM's customers, including Westpac, Qantas, Customs and Centrelink, according to the Australian Services Union.

  • IBM looks to scab labour

    IBM has been offering money for people to become replacement or "scab" labour to fill the gap made when IBM Flightdeck workers strike, according to the Australian Services Union.

  • Unveiled: IBM workers' strike demands

    Australian Services Union branch secretary Sally McManus tells ZDNet.com.au what IBM workers want out of the pending strike.

  • IBM's union talks ballot results

    Australian Services Union branch secretary Sally McManus discusses the results of the secret ballot last week on whether IBM workers should strike, and its consequences for the company and its workers.

  • IBM not the Big Blue it was: Union

    IBM workers once believed they didn't need a union because working conditions used to be the best in the industry, but the competitive market has led to cost cutting measures which have had their toll, according to the Australian Services Union.

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