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 has reached an agreement with employees at its Flightdeck facility in Baulkham Hills who had been threatening to strike for better conditions.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Australian Services Union branch secretary Sally McManus tells ZDNet.com.au what IBM workers want out of the pending strike.
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 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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