The Alliance at IBM is still an active campaign, but we've not been able to build enough support to get to the point to have a vote, ... But the pension changes there, or the cutbacks and pension changes just announced at Hewlett Packard show the need for unions. They're unilateral, with no one in position to speak for the employees being affected.

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Clearly, the pixie dust for tech workers has worn off.

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It's very bold that Gates is coming out and saying that. It's definitely something that people need to be paying attention to.

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This campaign should end the myth that high-tech workers in the new economy do not want to seek representation on the job and that unions are irrelevant in the 21 st century.

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I know the IGDA describes itself as 'union neutral,' ... but I don't think enabling conversation is necessarily a stand in favor of unions, is it? I mean, the employees still have to make a choice as to whether they want to organize or not. We're not asking for an endorsement. There's just so much we can do without partners to help facilitate the conversation.

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The GAO has clearly stated in this report that outsourcing of U.S. jobs abroad can not be ignored, and the government needs to act in order to address the issue in terms of data collection and policy solutions.

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It's a classic example of what always happens when workers have issues with management.

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We've been monitoring the online bulletin boards and responding with e-mail messages. But, to be honest with you, our overtures haven't lead to any kind of concrete contacts.

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The industry's relentless downsizing, health care cost shifting, job exporting and visa importing strategies are causing tech workers to be less optimistic about their futures in one of America's most important industries.

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