IBM Virtual Strike: Knowledge Workers Upping The Ante

international | worker & community struggles and protests | other press Monday September 24, 2007 21:04 by prone

For the geeks who have Second Life accounts, here's you chance to picket
in the virtual world...

"During the talks to renew IBM’s Italian internal collective agreement,
the works council, supported by the majority of IBM Italy employees, asked
for a small salary increase. IBM responded by cancelling their "productive
results benefit", resulting in a loss of €1000 per year for each employee.
For a company that wants to lead in corporate social responsibility, this
is unacceptable."

"RSU (Rappresentenza Sindacale Unitaria) decided to organise the first
virtual strike ever in Second Life with the help of UNI (Union Network
International). It is time for IBM, a company with one of the highest
profits, to share some of the fruits with its workforce."