... I think if done right it's beneficial to both. The general rule in the telecommuting programs I've been in is that you can telecommute about half time and...
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sba010
Apr 1, 2002 11:37 am
... Looks like the black hole of yahoo is back as the first message disappeared. Maybe it's in a time warp. There's somewhere around 100,000 employees at IBM...
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alliance_organizer
alliance_org...
Apr 1, 2002 11:56 am
"And just like the medical, if they'll cough up $2 this year, next year they'll probably fork over $10. And the in just couple of years, they'll think nothing...
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alliance_organizer
alliance_org...
Apr 1, 2002 12:29 pm
Screwy says "So, if successful at unionizing all IBM, and assuming what I think is a pessimistic $30,000/yr avarage salary..." Here we go again. Right out of...
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ignatz713
Apr 1, 2002 2:01 pm
Congratulations, Mike. Looks like your forum has been officially chosen to be the repository for "a union is good" "a union is bad" posts. AO, speaking of here...
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tally_ho_us
Apr 1, 2002 10:00 pm
Let me answer it this way. IBM was the 7th company out of 100 last year. This year IBM is the 8th company at 85B. We were 86B. I am watching the revenue...
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albanyblue2000
Apr 1, 2002 10:29 pm
... for ... simple ... ========================================================= SBA, that would be a bargain, if you could find out where $17 billion of our...
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i_be_mad_as_heck
i_be_mad_as_...
Apr 1, 2002 10:55 pm
... T_Ho, I still don't see the connection. 1. Are you saying that if a company doesn't move up the 100 list, it shouldn't have to fund their pension plan? 2....
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mrs_adm
Apr 1, 2002 11:45 pm
Gosh, these sure sound like great tradeoffs for losing retirement medical benefits (which could cost many $thousands) and retirement pensions (which could cost...
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mrs_adm
Apr 2, 2002 12:00 am
In addition to the legal research and assistance, as well as benefits research, and understanding and advice about workplace situations such as the Fair Labor...
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sba010
Apr 2, 2002 12:36 am
... Well, a case like this would probably take 5 years to sort out, and I couldn't do worse than the alliance has. If I was a lawyer, I might be tempted for...
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sba010
Apr 2, 2002 12:53 am
... benefits ... First, if someone is paying $10/month or $120/year, that means they are making about $9,000 per year, based on the 1.3% of salary. If we...
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albanyblue2000
Apr 2, 2002 6:22 am
... my ... =============================================== I have a reason for taking the stand that I do, dog. Although I spend winters in the Washington area...
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albanyblue2000
Apr 2, 2002 6:37 am
Don: If you're trying to win the 2002 Nobel Prize for stupidity, I'd like to tell you that they aren't making that award this year. You've been running this...
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mrs_adm
Apr 2, 2002 11:49 am
Please try to get this straight for once. This has been stated many times before. The Alliance charges $120/year or $10/month for voting membership. Not 1.3%...
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sba010
Apr 2, 2002 11:53 am
... to ... it's ... the ... union ... Oh really? Again from the nlpc, you know the lone guy somewhere in Virginia carrying on a crusade against union...
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sba010
Apr 2, 2002 12:25 pm
... And how much of the 1.3% goes to this crap? How much does someone who wants to have absolutely nothing to do with the union, and is being forced to may the...
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mrs_adm
Apr 2, 2002 5:14 pm
If that's true, then you aren't using your time very wisely, now are you? Why are you spending time every day, fighting something so small and insignificant?...
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ignatz713
Apr 2, 2002 6:19 pm
OH DON!!!!!!!!!! I do NOT disagree with you, far from it, I completely agree with you and applaud your efforts. I just find it amusing that AO and the other...
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sba010
Apr 2, 2002 10:18 pm
... Common sense says that if you find a couple varmints in your back yard, the time to deal with them is now. If you wait until you have lots of varmints in...
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retired_in_89
Apr 2, 2002 11:44 pm
... An excellent suggestion. Just pray that Mike doean't take your 'sage' advice to heart again. A varmint IS in the eyes of the beholder. <bg>...
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alliance_organizer
alliance_org...
Apr 3, 2002 1:13 am
"The first story is about how a union cheated its pension and welfare funds out of about $1M." Tell us how much IBM cheated its workers out of when they ripped...
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survivor_too
Apr 3, 2002 3:01 am
More faithful IBM employees received their notice today. I'm not certain whether it is better to be one of the survivors or one of those cut. For those of us...
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i_be_mad_as_heck
i_be_mad_as_...
Apr 3, 2002 3:44 am
< It gets harder every day to come to work. My coworkers and I are constantly fighting illness due to the stress - fully half of us are on anti-depressants,...
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jetskiman123
Apr 3, 2002 4:19 am
Please tell me that you aren't dumb enough to actually believe that IBM lays of the best, the brightest and the busiest. I agree that some good people got...
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albanyblue2000
Apr 3, 2002 4:32 am
Folks, this evening's repartee was both informative and disturbing. I trust that present IBM employees won't get any bad news in the weeks to come. I'm mostly...
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steelweasel
Apr 3, 2002 4:54 am
I never post here. I always lurk but I want to say one thing to the scum bag Jetski123. You are a total waste of human flesh. The best day in the universe will...
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tally_ho_us
Apr 3, 2002 5:00 am
Can anyone get to the IBMPENSION board. I get that oops message when I try....
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retired_in_89
Apr 3, 2002 5:43 am
On behalf of myself and my fellow moderators I wish to welcome the most recent newcomers to this forum. They are --- germanscot gomitch3 rsalmela frankcastg ...
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ulutasd
Apr 3, 2002 1:35 pm
I usually lurk but I couldn't resist to say something. You said"It gets harder every day to come to work. My coworkers and I are constantly fighting illness...
