As unemployment increases, IBM continues to abandon the US workforce in favor
of offshore workers.
Not only is IBM shifting work from US locations to low wage countries it is also
importing foreign workers to replace US workers.
IBM employees and workers at companies IBM has outsourcing agreements with
are losing their jobs to low wage imported workers.
Three recent examples should raise the concern of all US workers:
* Advanced Auto Parts call center in
Roanoke, Virginia. Outsourced to IBM. US workers terminated and call center
offshored to India.
* New York City Department of Finance consulting contract
on Servers. Outsourced to IBM. IBM brings in IBM India employees.
* UPS IT department. Outsourced to IBM. IBM India workers
training onsite in NJ. Work to be moved to India.
How many other workers have lost or will lose their jobs and are denied fair
wages because of IBM's "race to the bottom"?
Only IBM knows the answer. It is clear IBM does not value or respect the skill
and expertise of US workers.
The loss of skilled tech workers' jobs to offshore labor is unacceptable.
Our organizations
are calling on IBM and other corporations to do the following:
* Stop replacing American workers with foreign workers
in the US.
* Re-hire US workers.
* Stop offshoring US jobs.
* All US contracts to be staffed by US workers.
We also call on our political leaders to deny IBM public money, tax breaks
and incentives until they cease the offshore of jobs
and the use foreign staff on US accounts.
We further call on our political leaders to publically and visibly condemn IBM's
abandonment of the US workforce.
The cost of inaction will result in the further erosion of US jobs, wages and
the American standard of living.
Now is the time to stand up for working families.
To our brothers and sisters from other countries
rest assured. We do not consider you the enemy.
The "captains of industry" take advantage of us all.