These people did NOT sue IBM. All of the reports that 32,000 IBM workers SUED IBM is false. 3 people, salesmen, sued IBM. AFTER IBM settled they sent a list of workers (32,000) to the lawyers. The lawyers sent RELEASE forms to the workers on the list. They could either opt in and take their share of the settlement and agree to NEVER again sue IBM, or they could opt out, get none of the settlement and reserve the right to sue IBM later.
The people you hear complaining about the people that opted to take their share and RELEASE IBM from any further legal action are more than likely angry that they did not get their share of the payout.
What they did not realize was that IBM had to conform with the law, whether they took their share or not.
I have seen a post that claimed only 11,000 of the 32,000 people returned the release.
These are not people that set out to sue their company.
If you have never worked at IBM in the USA then you have no concept of how badly abused we are. It's not that we want to be paid for overtime. We want our lives back. We are worn out with the unlimited amounts of overtime that are being forced upon us. 50 hours a week is the "norm", not the exception. Global business means we have to be available for calls anywhere from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
I could go on and on, but what's the point. If you don't get it and it does not impact you...you will NEVER understand.
Personally, I think that IBM is going to get exactly what it wants out of this last fiasco. You are gonna hear the BLUE PIG squeal when it realizes that it cannot conduct business without loyal US workers. IBM is now going to be THE place not to work.
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These people did NOT sue IBM. All of the reports that 32,000 IBM workers SUED IBM is false. 3 people, salesmen, sued IBM. AFTER IBM settled they sent a list of workers (32,000) to the lawyers. The lawyers sent RELEASE forms to the workers on the list. They could either opt in and take their share of the settlement and agree to NEVER again sue IBM, or they could opt out, get none of the settlement and reserve the right to sue IBM later. The people you hear complaining about the people that opted to take their share and RELEASE IBM from any further legal action are more than likely angry that they did not get their share of the payout. What they did not realize was that IBM had to conform with the law, whether they took their share or not. I have seen a post that claimed only 11,000 of the 32,000 people returned the release. These are not people that set out to sue their company. If you have never worked at IBM in the USA then you have no concept of how badly abused we are. It's not that we want to be paid for overtime. We want our lives back. We are worn out with the unlimited amounts of overtime that are being forced upon us. 50 hours a week is the "norm", not the exception. Global business means we have to be available for calls anywhere from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. I could go on and on, but what's the point. If you don't get it and it does not impact you...you will NEVER understand. Personally, I think that IBM is going to get exactly what it wants out of this last fiasco. You are gonna hear the BLUE PIG squeal when it realizes that it cannot conduct business without loyal US workers. IBM is now going to be THE place not to work.