IBM lays off 697 in the Hudson Valley, at least 2,200 across the company

[hrmjustin]

IBM Corp. initiated a round of layoffs on Wednesday, affecting sites from Vermont to California.

Dutchess County officials said 697 people had been let go at IBM campuses in Poughkeepsie and Fishkill.

“Too many families will have been given devastating news today,” said Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.

The Armonk-based company did not release numbers or even confirm a job action had occurred.

Read more at http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130612/BUSINESS/306120016/IBM-lays-off-697-in-the-Hudson-Valley-at-least-1-600-across-the-company

[atreides1]

1. I hear IBM is hiring in India

That or they'll be seeking more H1B visas...

[hrmjustin]

2. Yes that was announced last year. They were bringing them from India to live here.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Here's the Alliance announcement...

It has been a sad day for many IBM employees.

The news came quickly Wednesday morning that job cuts had begun. So many
employees went to the Alliance web site for information and to post job cut
reports that it was down many times.

Many of you posted your job cut reports to us and we thank you and we are sorry
for your job loss.

Others sent us their RA packs so we can validate and count the number of IBM
workers being fired.

This is the list so far:

STG Storage Systems Development: 121
Corporate Marketing and Communications: 83
Software Group Tivoli: 98
Software Group WW services and Education: 22
STG Semiconductor Research and Development: 165
SO Delivery Integrated Competencies: 46
GPS Solutions and Delivery: 116
Software Group Marketing: 222
Reaearch: 65
GBS AMS Global Account: 123
STG Operations and Transformation: 34
Software Group NA Software Sales: 62
Software Group Information Management: 137
Software Group Industry Solutions: 126

TOTAL: 1420

If there have been RA's not listed here that you have packs for, please email to
the Alliance@IBM at ibmunionalliance@...

Thank you.

Tha Alliance@IBM officers and members.

Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701 • 19 Julian Street • Binghamton, NY 13905 •
www.endicottalliance.org

[hrmjustin]

4. This is very sad! I have a cousin who works for them and I am dreading making the phone call.