September 8, 2005 International Day of Action against

Hewlett Packard

Job Cuts and Pension cutbacks!

In solidarity with HP workers in the United States, Europe and around the world, the Communications Workers of America stands with HP workers as they confront corporate greed! HP has shown its true colors to its employees by slashing employee pension benefits and jobs while increasing the company’s Executive Council from seven to ten. The company has also added a CIO with a wage package of $15.3 million.

In addition, Black Box employees who are CWA Local 9423 members who do the telecommunications work at Hewlett-Packard, have not received a raise in years. This is due to the low road approach the company now utilizes-the cheapest way is now the HP way! Mark Hurd, CEO and upper management actions do not hurt fat-pocket executives or their golf buddies placed on the board of directors.

This is a sign of more to come-these large-scale enterprises such as H-P and IBM, they're the industry standard. Other companies are now going to be able to say, 'Our competitors are doing it, so now we have to do it.' 

Supposedly, HP supports and respects the protection of international human rights within the sphere of their influence, and ensures that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. Maybe HP should add corporate greed to the list of worker protections!

CEO Hurd said in a conference call that the changes are intended to "make us simpler, nimbler and quicker." But at whose expense? We say – No to pension changes! No to job-cuts! No to health care changes!

For more information: Call CWA Local 9423 at (408) 278-9446 or check out Techs Unite at www.techsunite.org, Washtech at www.washtech.org, Alliance at IBM at www.allianceibm.org or http://hpwfr.blogspot.com/